diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
index 5cbb17b0db..2f859c7228 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			+ " from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_EXECUTION_ID = ?";
 
 	private static final String GET_RUNNING_EXECUTIONS = "SELECT E.JOB_EXECUTION_ID, E.START_TIME, E.END_TIME, E.STATUS, E.EXIT_CODE, E.EXIT_MESSAGE, E.CREATE_TIME, E.LAST_UPDATED, E.VERSION, "
-			+ "E.JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION E, %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE I where E.JOB_INSTANCE_ID=I.JOB_INSTANCE_ID and I.JOB_NAME=? and E.START_TIME is not NULL and E.END_TIME is NULL order by E.JOB_EXECUTION_ID desc";
+			+ "E.JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION E, %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE I where E.JOB_INSTANCE_ID=I.JOB_INSTANCE_ID and I.JOB_NAME=? and E.START_TIME is not NULL and E.END_TIME is NULL";
 
 	private static final String CURRENT_VERSION_JOB_EXECUTION = "SELECT VERSION FROM %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION WHERE JOB_EXECUTION_ID=?";