diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_base.py b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_base.py
index b339f64411..23aa30a1c3 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_base.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from invokeai.app.invocations.fields import MetadataField
 from invokeai.app.services.shared.pagination import OffsetPaginatedResults
 from invokeai.app.services.shared.sqlite.sqlite_common import SQLiteDirection
 
-from .image_records_common import ImageCategory, ImageRecord, ImageRecordChanges, OrderByOptions, ResourceOrigin
+from .image_records_common import ImageCategory, ImageRecord, ImageRecordChanges, ResourceOrigin
 
 
 class ImageRecordStorageBase(ABC):
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ImageRecordStorageBase(ABC):
         self,
         offset: int = 0,
         limit: int = 10,
-        order_by: OrderByOptions = OrderByOptions.CREATED_AT,
+        starred_first: bool = True,
         order_dir: SQLiteDirection = SQLiteDirection.Descending,
         image_origin: Optional[ResourceOrigin] = None,
         categories: Optional[list[ImageCategory]] = None,
diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_common.py b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_common.py
index 46c4719630..af681e90e1 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_common.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_common.py
@@ -207,13 +207,3 @@ def deserialize_image_record(image_dict: dict) -> ImageRecord:
         starred=starred,
         has_workflow=has_workflow,
     )
-
-
-class OrderByOptions(str, Enum, metaclass=MetaEnum):
-    """Options for image ordering
-    - `created_at`: order by created_at date
-    - `starred`: order by starred and then created_at
-    """
-
-    CREATED_AT = "created_at"
-    STARRED = "starred"
diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
index a78f0837bd..e6196bf5fc 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from .image_records_common import (
     ImageRecordDeleteException,
     ImageRecordNotFoundException,
     ImageRecordSaveException,
-    OrderByOptions,
     ResourceOrigin,
     deserialize_image_record,
 )
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ class SqliteImageRecordStorage(ImageRecordStorageBase):
         self,
         offset: int = 0,
         limit: int = 10,
-        order_by: OrderByOptions = OrderByOptions.CREATED_AT,
+        starred_first: bool = True,
         order_dir: SQLiteDirection = SQLiteDirection.Descending,
         image_origin: Optional[ResourceOrigin] = None,
         categories: Optional[list[ImageCategory]] = None,
@@ -212,9 +211,9 @@ class SqliteImageRecordStorage(ImageRecordStorageBase):
                 """
                 query_params.append(board_id)
 
-            if order_by == OrderByOptions.STARRED:
+            if starred_first:
                 query_pagination = f"""--sql
-                ORDER BY images.starred {order_dir}, images.created_at {order_dir} LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+                ORDER BY images.starred DESC, images.created_at {order_dir} LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
                 """
             else:
                 query_pagination = f"""--sql
diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/images/images_base.py b/invokeai/app/services/images/images_base.py
index fc6911b1ec..e07a6cc468 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/images/images_base.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/images/images_base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from invokeai.app.services.image_records.image_records_common import (
     ImageCategory,
     ImageRecord,
     ImageRecordChanges,
-    OrderByOptions,
     ResourceOrigin,
 )
 from invokeai.app.services.images.images_common import ImageDTO
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class ImageServiceABC(ABC):
         self,
         offset: int = 0,
         limit: int = 10,
-        order_by: OrderByOptions = OrderByOptions.CREATED_AT,
+        starred_first: bool = True,
         order_dir: SQLiteDirection = SQLiteDirection.Descending,
         image_origin: Optional[ResourceOrigin] = None,
         categories: Optional[list[ImageCategory]] = None,
diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/images/images_default.py b/invokeai/app/services/images/images_default.py
index 4886f01183..0d792157b8 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/images/images_default.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/images/images_default.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from ..image_records.image_records_common import (
     ImageRecordSaveException,
     InvalidImageCategoryException,
     InvalidOriginException,
-    OrderByOptions,
     ResourceOrigin,
 )
 from .images_base import ImageServiceABC
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ class ImageService(ImageServiceABC):
         self,
         offset: int = 0,
         limit: int = 10,
-        order_by: OrderByOptions = OrderByOptions.CREATED_AT,
+        starred_first: bool = True,
         order_dir: SQLiteDirection = SQLiteDirection.Descending,
         image_origin: Optional[ResourceOrigin] = None,
         categories: Optional[list[ImageCategory]] = None,
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ class ImageService(ImageServiceABC):
             results = self.__invoker.services.image_records.get_many(
                 offset,
                 limit,
-                order_by,
+                starred_first,
                 order_dir,
                 image_origin,
                 categories,