diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Configuration/ContentConfiguration.cs b/libs/net/dal/Configuration/ContentConfiguration.cs
index afd19051e..ac542a1d4 100644
--- a/libs/net/dal/Configuration/ContentConfiguration.cs
+++ b/libs/net/dal/Configuration/ContentConfiguration.cs
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Content> builder)
         builder.HasIndex(m => new { m.ContentType, m.OtherSource, m.Uid, m.Page, m.Status, m.IsHidden }, "IX_content");
         builder.HasIndex(m => new { m.Edition, m.Section, m.Byline }, "IX_print_content");
         builder.HasIndex(m => m.Headline, "IX_headline");
-        builder.HasIndex(m => m.PublishedOn, "IX_content_published_on");
-        builder.HasIndex(m => m.Status, "IX_content_status");
+        builder.HasIndex(m => new { m.PublishedOn, m.Status }, "IX_content_published_on_status")
+            .IsDescending(true, false);
+        builder.HasIndex(m => m.PublishedOn, "IX_content_published_on")
+            .IsDescending(true);
 
         base.Configure(builder);
     }
diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Down/PostDown/00-CbraDropIndex.sql b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Down/PostDown/00-CbraDropIndex.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aa145bab..000000000
--- a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Down/PostDown/00-CbraDropIndex.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-DO $$
-BEGIN
-
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS public."IX_content_published_on";
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS public."IX_content_status";
-
-END $$;
diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Up/PostUp/00-CbraCreateIndex.sql b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Up/PostUp/00-CbraCreateIndex.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 27349278e..000000000
--- a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/1.3.15/Up/PostUp/00-CbraCreateIndex.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-DO $$
-BEGIN
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "IX_content_published_on"
-   ON public.content USING btree
-   (published_on DESC);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "IX_content_status"
-    ON public.content USING btree
-    (status ASC);
-
-END $$;
diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.Designer.cs b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.Designer.cs
index a31f4b602..57999d49b 100644
--- a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.Designer.cs
+++ b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.Designer.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 namespace TNO.DAL.Migrations
 {
     [DbContext(typeof(TNOContext))]
-    [Migration("20250101003614_1.3.15")]
+    [Migration("20250102035724_1.3.15")]
     partial class _1315
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -1108,6 +1108,12 @@ protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
 
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn", "CreatedOn" }, "IX_content_dates");
 
+                    b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn" }, "IX_content_published_on")
+                        .IsDescending();
+
+                    b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn", "Status" }, "IX_content_published_on_status")
+                        .IsDescending(true, false);
+
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "Headline" }, "IX_headline");
 
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "Edition", "Section", "Byline" }, "IX_print_content");
diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.cs b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.cs
index 579da61e0..9715f2213 100644
--- a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.cs
+++ b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/20250101003614_1.3.15.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ public partial class _1315 : SeedMigration
         protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
         {
             PreUp(migrationBuilder);
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_content_published_on",
+                table: "content",
+                column: "published_on",
+                descending: new bool[0]);
 
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_content_published_on_status",
+                table: "content",
+                columns: new[] { "published_on", "status" },
+                descending: new[] { true, false });
             PostUp(migrationBuilder);
         }
 
@@ -20,7 +30,13 @@ protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
         protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
         {
             PreDown(migrationBuilder);
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_content_published_on",
+                table: "content");
 
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_content_published_on_status",
+                table: "content");
             PostDown(migrationBuilder);
         }
     }
diff --git a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/TNOContextModelSnapshot.cs b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/TNOContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 2b1798eb5..c71c8d543 100644
--- a/libs/net/dal/Migrations/TNOContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/libs/net/dal/Migrations/TNOContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -1105,6 +1105,12 @@ protected override void BuildModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
 
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn", "CreatedOn" }, "IX_content_dates");
 
+                    b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn" }, "IX_content_published_on")
+                        .IsDescending();
+
+                    b.HasIndex(new[] { "PublishedOn", "Status" }, "IX_content_published_on_status")
+                        .IsDescending(true, false);
+
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "Headline" }, "IX_headline");
 
                     b.HasIndex(new[] { "Edition", "Section", "Byline" }, "IX_print_content");