diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.json b/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.json
index 3b97123113..31bbbcf51b 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.json
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.json
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
  "search_fields": "customer_name,customer_group,territory, mobile_no,primary_address",
  "show_name_in_global_search": 1,
  "sort_field": "modified",
- "sort_order": "ASC",
+ "sort_order": "DESC",
  "states": [],
  "title_field": "customer_name",
  "track_changes": 1