diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/job/AutomaticAnalysisJob.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/job/AutomaticAnalysisJob.java
index 9cdb20c7d..ff3bd9347 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/job/AutomaticAnalysisJob.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/job/AutomaticAnalysisJob.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import org.springframework.amqp.core.AmqpAdmin;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ public class AutomaticAnalysisJob implements Job {
             if (redactionQueueInfo.getMessageCount() <= consumerCount) {
                 // queue up 5 files
                 var allStatuses = getAllRelevantStatuses();
+
+                allStatuses.sort(Collections.reverseOrder(Comparator.comparing(FileModel::getLastUpdated)));
+
                 var allStatusesIterator = allStatuses.iterator();
                 log.info("Files that require reanalysis: {}", allStatuses.size());