diff --git a/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/GetAccountRequestsActionIT.java b/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/GetAccountRequestsActionIT.java
index 565fda387a5..feecca65747 100644
--- a/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/GetAccountRequestsActionIT.java
+++ b/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/GetAccountRequestsActionIT.java
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ public void testExecute() {
 
         assertEquals(2, arData.size());
 
-        // account request 1
-        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getEmail(), accountRequest1.getEmail());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getInstitute(), accountRequest1.getInstitute());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getName(), accountRequest1.getName());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getRegistrationKey(), accountRequest1.getRegistrationKey());
+        // account request 1 (with the most recent created_at)
+        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getEmail(), accountRequest1.getEmail());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getInstitute(), accountRequest1.getInstitute());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getName(), accountRequest1.getName());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getRegistrationKey(), accountRequest1.getRegistrationKey());
 
         // account request 2
-        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getEmail(), accountRequest2.getEmail());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getInstitute(), accountRequest2.getInstitute());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getName(), accountRequest2.getName());
-        assertEquals(arData.get(1).getRegistrationKey(), accountRequest2.getRegistrationKey());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getEmail(), accountRequest2.getEmail());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getInstitute(), accountRequest2.getInstitute());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getName(), accountRequest2.getName());
+        assertEquals(arData.get(0).getRegistrationKey(), accountRequest2.getRegistrationKey());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/it/resources/data/typicalDataBundle.json b/src/it/resources/data/typicalDataBundle.json
index 887488e829d..4c97cca8512 100644
--- a/src/it/resources/data/typicalDataBundle.json
+++ b/src/it/resources/data/typicalDataBundle.json
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
       "name": "Instructor 1",
       "email": "instr1@teammates.tmt",
       "institute": "TEAMMATES Test Institute 1",
-      "registeredAt": "2010-02-14T00:00:00Z"
+      "registeredAt": "2010-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+      "createdAt": "2011-02-01T00:00:00Z"
     },
     "instructor2": {
       "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000102",
diff --git a/src/main/java/teammates/storage/sqlapi/AccountRequestsDb.java b/src/main/java/teammates/storage/sqlapi/AccountRequestsDb.java
index 310b78e6239..499781a314e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/teammates/storage/sqlapi/AccountRequestsDb.java
+++ b/src/main/java/teammates/storage/sqlapi/AccountRequestsDb.java
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ public List<AccountRequest> getPendingAccountRequests() {
         CriteriaBuilder cb = HibernateUtil.getCriteriaBuilder();
         CriteriaQuery<AccountRequest> cr = cb.createQuery(AccountRequest.class);
         Root<AccountRequest> root = cr.from(AccountRequest.class);
-        cr.select(root).where(cb.equal(root.get("status"), AccountRequestStatus.PENDING));
+        cr.select(root)
+                .where(cb.equal(root.get("status"), AccountRequestStatus.PENDING))
+                .orderBy(cb.desc(root.get("createdAt")));
 
         TypedQuery<AccountRequest> query = HibernateUtil.createQuery(cr);
         return query.getResultList();