diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletters/sending_status.jsx b/assets/js/src/newsletters/sending_status.jsx
index edd702c72f..a1f9a38dfe 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletters/sending_status.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletters/sending_status.jsx
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ const SendingStatusListing = React.memo(({ location, params }) => (
     columns={columns}
     messages={messages}
     auto_refresh
-    sort_by="created_at"
+    sort_by="failed"
+    sort_order="desc"
     afterGetItems={(state) => {
       MailerMixin.checkMailerStatus(state);
       CronMixin.checkCronStatus(state);