diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 33ad7ab..5722516 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -188,11 +188,7 @@ func (a *amplifyAPI) GetV0JobsId(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id stri
 }
 
 func parsePaginationParams(pageSize *int32, pageNumber *int32) item.ListParams {
-	paginationParams := item.ListParams{
-		PageSize:   10,
-		PageNumber: 1,
-		Sort:       "created_at",
-	}
+	paginationParams := item.NewListParams() // Use defaults lower down
 	if pageSize != nil {
 		paginationParams.PageSize = int(*pageSize)
 	}
@@ -203,11 +199,7 @@ func parsePaginationParams(pageSize *int32, pageNumber *int32) item.ListParams {
 }
 
 func parseGetQueueParams(params GetV0QueueParams) item.ListParams {
-	paginationParams := item.ListParams{
-		PageSize:   10,
-		PageNumber: 1,
-		Sort:       "created_at",
-	}
+	paginationParams := item.NewListParams() // Use defaults lower down
 	if params.PageSize != nil {
 		paginationParams.PageSize = int(*params.PageSize)
 	}
@@ -440,6 +432,7 @@ func (a *amplifyAPI) getJob(jobId string) (*JobSpec, error) {
 }
 
 func (a *amplifyAPI) getQueue(ctx context.Context, params item.ListParams) (*QueueCollection, error) {
+	log.Ctx(ctx).Trace().Msgf("GetQueue: %+v", params)
 	e, err := a.er.List(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -453,6 +446,7 @@ func (a *amplifyAPI) getQueue(ctx context.Context, params item.ListParams) (*Que
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	totalPages := int(math.Ceil(float64(count) / float64(params.PageSize)))
+	log.Ctx(ctx).Trace().Msgf("Total pages: %d", totalPages)
 	if params.PageNumber > totalPages || params.PageNumber < 1 {
 		return nil, ErrPageOutOfRange
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/item/item_store.go b/pkg/item/item_store.go
index 93c7ad6..ee96d1e 100644
--- a/pkg/item/item_store.go
+++ b/pkg/item/item_store.go
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ type ListParams struct {
 	Sort       string
 }
 
+func NewListParams() ListParams {
+	return ListParams{
+		PageSize:   10,
+		PageNumber: 1,
+		Sort:       "-created_at",
+	}
+}
+
 // ItemStore is an interface to retrieve and store items
 type ItemStore interface {
 	NewItem(ctx context.Context, params ItemParams) error
@@ -57,15 +65,6 @@ var sort_map = map[string]string{
 }
 
 func (r *itemStore) ListItems(ctx context.Context, params ListParams) ([]*Item, error) {
-	if params.PageNumber == 0 {
-		params.PageNumber = 0
-	}
-	if params.PageSize == 0 {
-		params.PageSize = 10
-	}
-	if params.Sort == "" {
-		params.Sort = "created_at"
-	}
 	reverse := strings.HasPrefix(params.Sort, "-")
 	var ok bool
 	params.Sort, ok = sort_map[strings.TrimPrefix(params.Sort, "-")]
diff --git a/pkg/item/item_store_test.go b/pkg/item/item_store_test.go
index 134e26a..a5626fc 100644
--- a/pkg/item/item_store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/item/item_store_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestPostgresIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, itemDetail.CID, cid)
 
 	// List items
-	items, err := r.ListItems(ctx, ListParams{})
+	items, err := r.ListItems(ctx, NewListParams())
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Assert(t, len(items) > 0)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/item/queue_repository_test.go b/pkg/item/queue_repository_test.go
index 556fa98..fccb5ed 100644
--- a/pkg/item/queue_repository_test.go
+++ b/pkg/item/queue_repository_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func Test_QueueRepository_List(t *testing.T) {
 	err = repo.Create(context.Background(), ItemParams{ID: id2, CID: "cid"})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	l, err := repo.List(context.Background(), ListParams{})
+	l, err := repo.List(context.Background(), NewListParams())
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(l), 2)
 	for _, i := range l {