diff --git a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/systems/executionSnapshotSystem.ts b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/systems/executionSnapshotSystem.ts
index f1277faecb..1b43ef5aa3 100644
--- a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/systems/executionSnapshotSystem.ts
+++ b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/systems/executionSnapshotSystem.ts
@@ -216,10 +216,11 @@ export async function getExecutionSnapshotsSince(
       completedWaitpoints: true,
       checkpoint: true,
     },
-    orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
+    orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+    take: 50,
   });
 
-  return snapshots.map(enhanceExecutionSnapshot);
+  return snapshots.reverse().map(enhanceExecutionSnapshot);
 }
 
 export class ExecutionSnapshotSystem {