diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
index 274cda8..01faaf3 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import responseHandler from './responseHandler';
 import problemsHandler from './problemsHandler';
 import { Zabbix } from './zabbix/zabbix';
 import { ZabbixAPIError } from './zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector';
-import { ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDSOptions, VariableQueryTypes, ShowProblemTypes } from './types';
+import { ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDSOptions, VariableQueryTypes, ShowProblemTypes, ProblemDTO } from './types';
 import { getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { DataSourceApi, DataSourceInstanceSettings } from '@grafana/data';
 
@@ -457,15 +457,15 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       problemsOptions.severities = severities;
     }
 
+    let getProblemsPromise: Promise<ProblemDTO[]>;
     if (showProblems === ShowProblemTypes.History) {
       problemsOptions.timeFrom = timeFrom;
       problemsOptions.timeTo = timeTo;
+      getProblemsPromise = this.zabbix.getProblemsHistory(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter, problemsOptions);
+    } else {
+      getProblemsPromise = this.zabbix.getProblems(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter, problemsOptions);
     }
 
-    const getProblemsPromise = showProblems === ShowProblemTypes.History ?
-      this.zabbix.getProblemsHistory(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter, problemsOptions) :
-      this.zabbix.getProblems(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter, problemsOptions);
-
     const problemsPromises = Promise.all([
       getProblemsPromise,
       getProxiesPromise
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
index ae1ec91..3a31eff 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ export class ZabbixAPIConnector {
       object: '0',
       evaltype: '0',
       sortfield: ['eventid'],
-      sortorder: 'ASC',
+      sortorder: 'DESC',
       select_acknowledges: 'extend',
       selectTags: 'extend',
       selectSuppressionData: ['maintenanceid', 'suppress_until'],
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/zabbix.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/zabbix.ts
index 830130a..75e1b53 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/zabbix.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/zabbix.ts
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export class Zabbix implements ZabbixConnector {
     .then(itServices => findByFilter(itServices, itServiceFilter));
   }
 
-  getProblems(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter?, options?) {
+  getProblems(groupFilter, hostFilter, appFilter, proxyFilter?, options?): Promise<ProblemDTO[]> {
     const promises = [
       this.getGroups(groupFilter),
       this.getHosts(groupFilter, hostFilter),