diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 46b3e02479..a7f94bc701 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 **Improvements**
 
 - Add organizer_id on TouristicEvent endpoint (#3587)
+- Sort API V2 by begin date by default on touristic events (#3597)
 
 **Maintenance**
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 
 - Filter by multiple structures on Blades list (#3646)
 - Add a multiselect to filter the Blades by more than one manager
-- Filter by begin date by default on touristic events in APIv2 (#3597)
+- Filter by end date by default on touristic events in APIv2 (#3597)
 - Add model LinePictogram for each line (#3327)
 - Create Organizer model for touristic events, configurable in admin site (#3625)
 - Improve CSS of the altitude profile of altimetry (#3657)
diff --git a/geotrek/api/tests/test_v2.py b/geotrek/api/tests/test_v2.py
index 673a7e179c..08643b682c 100644
--- a/geotrek/api/tests/test_v2.py
+++ b/geotrek/api/tests/test_v2.py
@@ -3247,15 +3247,15 @@ def test_touristic_event_list_2(self):
         # Only two because past events are filter by default
         self.assertEqual(response.json().get("count"), 2)
         # Event with no end date is returned with begin date as end date
-        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['end_date'], "2022-02-20")
+        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[1]['end_date'], "2022-02-20")
         # start_time replaces meeting_time
-        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['meeting_time'], "12:34:00")
+        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[1]['meeting_time'], "12:34:00")
         # capacity replaces participant_number
-        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['participant_number'], '12')
+        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[1]['participant_number'], '12')
         # Event with end date returns right end date
-        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[1]['end_date'], "2202-02-22")
+        self.assertEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['end_date'], "2202-02-22")
         # Sorted by end date
-        self.assertLessEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['end_date'], response.json().get("results")[1]['end_date'])
+        self.assertLessEqual(response.json().get("results")[0]['begin_date'], response.json().get("results")[1]['begin_date'])
 
     def test_touristic_event_dates_filters_1(self):
         response = self.get_touristicevent_list({'dates_before': '2200-01-01', 'dates_after': '1970-01-01'})
diff --git a/geotrek/api/v2/views/tourism.py b/geotrek/api/v2/views/tourism.py
index cbab033097..b70f93db22 100644
--- a/geotrek/api/v2/views/tourism.py
+++ b/geotrek/api/v2/views/tourism.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import Transform
-from django.db.models import F, Case, When
+from django.db.models import F
 from django.db.models.query import Prefetch
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.utils.translation import activate
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
                                        queryset=Attachment.objects.select_related('license', 'filetype', 'filetype__structure'))
                               ) \
             .annotate(geom_transformed=Transform(F('geom'), settings.API_SRID)) \
-            .annotate(ordering_date=Case(
-                When(end_date__isnull=True, then=F('begin_date')),
-                default=F('end_date'),
-            )) \
-            .order_by('ordering_date')  # Required for reliable pagination
+            .order_by('begin_date')  # Required for reliable pagination
 
 
 class TouristicEventPlaceViewSet(api_viewsets.GeotrekGeometricViewset):