diff --git a/manage_events/api/views.py b/manage_events/api/views.py
index 84543d7..4d4be00 100644
--- a/manage_events/api/views.py
+++ b/manage_events/api/views.py
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ class EventListView(generics.ListAPIView):
 
         # Replace 'latest' with '-created_on' in the ordering fields
         ordering = ",".join(
-            "-start_date" if field == "latest" else f"-{field}"
+            "start_date" if field == "latest" else f"-{field}"
             for field in ordering_fields
         )
         # Apply the ordering to the queryset