diff --git a/cmd/api/docs/docs.go b/cmd/api/docs/docs.go
index 804097e3..73133867 100644
--- a/cmd/api/docs/docs.go
+++ b/cmd/api/docs/docs.go
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 PK Lab AG <contact@pklab.io>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
 // Package docs Code generated by swaggo/swag. DO NOT EDIT
 package docs
 
@@ -1178,7 +1175,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                             "size"
                         ],
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Sort field",
+                        "description": "Sort field. Default: time",
                         "name": "sort",
                         "in": "query"
                     }
diff --git a/cmd/api/docs/swagger.json b/cmd/api/docs/swagger.json
index d91a22ea..bc229e15 100644
--- a/cmd/api/docs/swagger.json
+++ b/cmd/api/docs/swagger.json
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@
                             "size"
                         ],
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Sort field",
+                        "description": "Sort field. Default: time",
                         "name": "sort",
                         "in": "query"
                     }
diff --git a/cmd/api/docs/swagger.yaml b/cmd/api/docs/swagger.yaml
index 1625fef9..1e207143 100644
--- a/cmd/api/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/cmd/api/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ paths:
       description: Get last used namespace
       operationId: get-namespace-active
       parameters:
-      - description: Sort field
+      - description: 'Sort field. Default: time'
         enum:
         - time
         - pfb_count
diff --git a/cmd/api/handler/namespace.go b/cmd/api/handler/namespace.go
index b7c786b7..4e0324a3 100644
--- a/cmd/api/handler/namespace.go
+++ b/cmd/api/handler/namespace.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ type getActiveRequest struct {
 //	@Description	Get last used namespace
 //	@Tags			namespace
 //	@ID				get-namespace-active
-//	@Param			sort	query	string	false	"Sort field"	Enums(time,pfb_count,size)
+//	@Param			sort	query	string	false	"Sort field. Default: time"	Enums(time,pfb_count,size)
 //	@Produce		json
 //	@Success		200	{array}		responses.Namespace
 //	@Failure		500	{object}	Error
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ func (handler *NamespaceHandler) GetActive(c echo.Context) error {
 		return badRequestError(c, err)
 	}
 
+	if req.Sort == "" {
+		req.Sort = "time"
+	}
+
 	active, err := handler.namespace.ListWithSort(c.Request().Context(), req.Sort, sdk.SortOrderDesc, 5, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return handleError(c, err, handler.namespace)
diff --git a/cmd/api/handler/namespace_test.go b/cmd/api/handler/namespace_test.go
index 5723d013..a8fbba48 100644
--- a/cmd/api/handler/namespace_test.go
+++ b/cmd/api/handler/namespace_test.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (s *NamespaceTestSuite) TestGetActive() {
 	c.SetPath("/namespace/active")
 
 	s.namespaces.EXPECT().
-		ListWithSort(gomock.Any(), "", sdk.SortOrderDesc, 5, 0).
+		ListWithSort(gomock.Any(), "time", sdk.SortOrderDesc, 5, 0).
 		Return([]storage.Namespace{
 			testNamespace,
 		}, nil)