diff --git a/src/lib/fetcher.ts b/src/lib/fetcher.ts
index d20a5f967..94679493d 100644
--- a/src/lib/fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/fetcher.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ export default class Fetcher implements APIFetcher {
 
     while (true) {
       const paramsWithSkip = {
+        limit: '500',
+        order: 'sys.createdAt',
         ...params,
         skip: skip.toString(10)
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/content-types-in-chunks.spec.ts b/test/unit/lib/content-types-in-chunks.spec.ts
index 2d24c9f68..0eecde0c8 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/content-types-in-chunks.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/lib/content-types-in-chunks.spec.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('Content Type fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/content_types?sys.id[in]=person,dog,cat,plant&skip=0'
+      url: '/content_types?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.id[in]=person,dog,cat,plant&skip=0'
     })
     expect(contentTypes).to.eql([
       {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/fetcher.spec.ts b/test/unit/lib/fetcher.spec.ts
index 660450c31..05d08faac 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/fetcher.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/lib/fetcher.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=0'
+        url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=0'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 0,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=4'
+        url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=4'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 4,
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=0'
+      url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=0'
     })
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=4'
+      url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=newsArticle&skip=4'
     })
 
     const result = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3', 'item4', 'item5', 'item6']
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=0'
+        url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=0'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 0,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=4'
+        url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=4'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 4,
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=0'
+      url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=0'
     })
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=4'
+      url: '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&skip=4'
     })
 
     const result = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3', 'item4', 'item5', 'item6']
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: `/content_types?sys.id[in]=person,dog,cat,plant&skip=0`
+      url: `/content_types?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.id[in]=person,dog,cat,plant&skip=0`
     })
     expect(contentTypes).to.eql([
       {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/content_types?sys.id[in]=dog,owner&skip=0'
+      url: '/content_types?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.id[in]=dog,owner&skip=0'
     })
   })
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/locales?skip=0'
+        url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=0'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 0,
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/locales?skip=2'
+        url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=2'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 2,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
     request
       .withArgs({
         method: 'GET',
-        url: '/locales?skip=4'
+        url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=4'
       })
       .resolves({
         skip: 4,
@@ -480,15 +480,15 @@ describe('Fetcher', function () {
 
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/locales?skip=0'
+      url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=0'
     })
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/locales?skip=2'
+      url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=2'
     })
     expect(request).to.have.been.calledWith({
       method: 'GET',
-      url: '/locales?skip=4'
+      url: '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=4'
     })
 
     const result = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/migration-parser.spec.ts b/test/unit/lib/migration-parser.spec.ts
index 248579ada..f658dcb89 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/migration-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/lib/migration-parser.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
   describe('when transforming content', function () {
     it('returns all collected errors', async function () {
       const fakeMakeRequest = (config) => {
-        if (config.url === '/content_types?sys.id[in]=foo,cat&skip=0') {
+        if (config.url === '/content_types?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.id[in]=foo,cat&skip=0') {
           return {
             total: 2,
             skip: 0,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
           }
         }
 
-        if (config.url.indexOf('/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=foo,cat&skip=0') !== -1) {
+        if (config.url.indexOf('/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=foo,cat&skip=0') !== -1) {
           return {
             total: 2,
             skip: 0,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
           }
         }
 
-        if (config.url === '/locales?skip=0') {
+        if (config.url === '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=0') {
           return {
             total: 1,
             skip: 0,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
   describe('when shouldPublish is false', function () {
     it('does not produce publish requests', async function () {
       const fakeMakeRequest = (config) => {
-        if (config.url === '/content_types?sys.id[in]=foo&skip=0') {
+        if (config.url === '/content_types?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.id[in]=foo&skip=0') {
           return {
             total: 1,
             skip: 0,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
           }
         }
 
-        if (config.url === '/entries?sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=foo&skip=0') {
+        if (config.url === '/entries?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&sys.archivedAt[exists]=false&sys.contentType.sys.id[in]=foo&skip=0') {
           return {
             total: 2,
             skip: 0,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('Migration parser', function () {
           }
         }
 
-        if (config.url === '/locales?skip=0') {
+        if (config.url === '/locales?limit=500&order=sys.createdAt&skip=0') {
           return {
             total: 1,
             skip: 0,