diff --git a/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/08_iam_updates.up.sql b/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/08_iam_updates.up.sql
index bc34d2caa..4486eb130 100644
--- a/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/08_iam_updates.up.sql
+++ b/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/08_iam_updates.up.sql
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ begin;
 
   -- Add new indexes for the create time and update time queries.
   create index iam_role_create_time_public_id_idx
-      on iam_role (create_time desc, public_id asc);
+      on iam_role (create_time desc, public_id desc);
   create index iam_role_update_time_public_id_idx
-      on iam_role (update_time desc, public_id asc);
+      on iam_role (update_time desc, public_id desc);
 
   analyze iam_role;
 
-commit;
\ No newline at end of file
+commit;
diff --git a/internal/iam/repository_role.go b/internal/iam/repository_role.go
index c8a2c60d5..77d08d9a5 100644
--- a/internal/iam/repository_role.go
+++ b/internal/iam/repository_role.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (r *Repository) listRoles(ctx context.Context, withScopeIds []string, opt .
 			sql.Named("last_item_id", opts.withStartPageAfterItem.GetPublicId()),
 		)
 	}
-	dbOpts := []db.Option{db.WithLimit(limit), db.WithOrder("create_time desc, public_id asc")}
+	dbOpts := []db.Option{db.WithLimit(limit), db.WithOrder("create_time desc, public_id desc")}
 	return r.queryRoles(ctx, whereClause, args, dbOpts...)
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (r *Repository) listRolesRefresh(ctx context.Context, updatedAfter time.Tim
 		)
 	}
 
-	dbOpts := []db.Option{db.WithLimit(limit), db.WithOrder("update_time desc, public_id asc")}
+	dbOpts := []db.Option{db.WithLimit(limit), db.WithOrder("update_time desc, public_id desc")}
 	return r.queryRoles(ctx, whereClause, args, dbOpts...)
 }