diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
index b02a82f98af91..0c31015fc9f5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'single,single',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
-          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
           sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'single',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
-          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
           sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
-          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
           sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
-          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
           sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
-          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
           sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
index 3f5ec80320503..824a25296260f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export const fetchExceptionListsItemsByListIds = async ({
     namespace_type: namespaceTypes.join(','),
     page: pagination.page ? `${pagination.page}` : '1',
     per_page: pagination.perPage ? `${pagination.perPage}` : '20',
-    sort_field: 'created_at',
+    sort_field: 'exception-list.created_at',
     sort_order: 'desc',
     ...(filters.trim() !== '' ? { filter: filters } : {}),
   };