diff --git a/Damselfly.Core/Services/ImageRecognitionService.cs b/Damselfly.Core/Services/ImageRecognitionService.cs
index 0da81195..9cf7948f 100644
--- a/Damselfly.Core/Services/ImageRecognitionService.cs
+++ b/Damselfly.Core/Services/ImageRecognitionService.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ public async Task<ICollection<IProcessJob>> GetPendingJobs(int maxJobs)
             // and the AI hasn't been processed.
             var images = await db.ImageMetaData.Where(x => x.LastUpdated >= x.Image.LastUpdated
                                                            && x.AILastUpdated == null )
-                .OrderByDescending(x => x.LastUpdated)
+                .OrderByDescending(x => x.DateTaken)
+                .ThenByDescending(x => x.LastUpdated)
                 .Take(maxJobs)
                 .Select(x => x.ImageId)
                 .ToListAsync();