diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/resources/resources.go b/pkg/apiserver/resources/resources.go
index aa89dd5d1..484c6c5cc 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/resources/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/resources/resources.go
@@ -34,15 +34,10 @@ func ListResources(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
 	namespace := req.PathParameter("namespace")
 	resourceName := req.PathParameter("resources")
 	conditions, err := params.ParseConditions(req.QueryParameter(params.ConditionsParam))
-	orderBy := req.QueryParameter(params.OrderByParam)
+	orderBy := params.GetStringValueWithDefault(req, params.OrderByParam, resources.CreateTime)
 	limit, offset := params.ParsePaging(req.QueryParameter(params.PagingParam))
 	reverse := params.ParseReverse(req)
 
-	if orderBy == "" {
-		orderBy = resources.CreateTime
-		reverse = true
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusBadRequest, errors.Wrap(err))
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/server/params/params.go b/pkg/server/params/params.go
index 1a192db1c..83ace6438 100644
--- a/pkg/server/params/params.go
+++ b/pkg/server/params/params.go
@@ -89,3 +89,11 @@ type Conditions struct {
 	Match map[string]string
 	Fuzzy map[string]string
 }
+
+func GetStringValueWithDefault(req *restful.Request, name string, dv string) string {
+	v := req.QueryParameter(name)
+	if v == "" {
+		v = dv
+	}
+	return v
+}