diff --git a/src/dbstore/index.ts b/src/dbstore/index.ts
index 1bb31108..0e5ae727 100644
--- a/src/dbstore/index.ts
+++ b/src/dbstore/index.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ export const initializeDB = async (config: Config): Promise<void> => {
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `transactions` (`txId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `appReceiptId` TEXT, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `cycleNumber` NUMBER NOT NULL, `data` JSON NOT NULL, `originalTxData` JSON NOT NULL)'
   )
   await db.runCreate(
-    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_cycleNumber` ON `transactions` (`cycleNumber` DESC)'
+    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_cycleNumber` ON `transactions` (`cycleNumber` ASC)'
   )
   await db.runCreate(
-    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_timestamp` ON `transactions` (`timestamp` DESC)'
+    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_timestamp` ON `transactions` (`timestamp` ASC)'
   )
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_appReceiptId_idx` ON `transactions` (`appReceiptId`)'
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ export const initializeDB = async (config: Config): Promise<void> => {
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `cycles` (`cycleMarker` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `counter` NUMBER NOT NULL, `cycleRecord` JSON NOT NULL)'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `cycles_idx` ON `cycles` (`counter` DESC)')
+  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `cycles_idx` ON `cycles` (`counter` ASC)')
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `accounts` (`accountId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `data` JSON NOT NULL, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `hash` TEXT NOT NULL, `cycleNumber` NUMBER NOT NULL, `isGlobal` BOOLEAN NOT NULL)'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_cycleNumber` ON `accounts` (`cycleNumber` DESC)')
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_timestamp` ON `accounts` (`timestamp` DESC)')
+  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_cycleNumber` ON `accounts` (`cycleNumber` ASC)')
+  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_timestamp` ON `accounts` (`timestamp` ASC)')
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `receipts` (`receiptId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `tx` JSON NOT NULL, `cycle` NUMBER NOT NULL, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `beforeStateAccounts` JSON, `accounts` JSON NOT NULL, `appliedReceipt` JSON NOT NULL, `appReceiptData` JSON, `executionShardKey` TEXT NOT NULL, `globalModification` BOOLEAN NOT NULL)'
   )