diff --git a/.forgejo/bin/create_issue.sh b/.forgejo/bin/create_issue.sh
index 6369371..995e519 100755
--- a/.forgejo/bin/create_issue.sh
+++ b/.forgejo/bin/create_issue.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ does_it_exist() {
 	repo=$4
 
 	query="$repo/$name: upgrade to $upstream_version"
-	query="$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g' | sed 's|:|%3A|g' | sed 's|/|%2F|g' )"
+	query="%22$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g' | sed 's|:|%3A|g' | sed 's|/|%2F|g' )%22"
 
 	result="$(curl --silent -X 'GET' \
-		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues" \
+		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues&sort=latest" \
 		-H 'accept: application/json' \
 		-H "Authorization: token $ISSUE_TOKEN"
 	)"
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ is_it_old() {
 	repo=$4
 
 	query="$repo/$name: upgrade to"
-	query="$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g' | sed 's|:|%3A|g' | sed 's|/|%2F|g' )"
+	query="%22$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g' | sed 's|:|%3A|g' | sed 's|/|%2F|g' )%22"
 
 	result="$(curl --silent -X 'GET' \
-		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues" \
+		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues&sort=latest" \
 		-H 'accept: application/json' \
 		-H "authorization: token $ISSUE_TOKEN"
 	)"
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ fi
 
 if [ -f not_in_anitya ]; then
 	query="Add missing $repo packages to anitya"
-	query="$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g')"
+	query="%22$(echo $query | sed 's| |%20|g')%22"
 
 	result="$(curl --silent -X 'GET' \
-		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues" \
+		"$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues?state=open&q=$query&type=issues&sort=latest" \
 		-H 'accept: application/json' \
 		-H "authorization: token $ISSUE_TOKEN"
 	)"