diff --git a/internal/query/user.go b/internal/query/user.go
index c9289ce7a84..a7ffff7d8b0 100644
--- a/internal/query/user.go
+++ b/internal/query/user.go
@@ -1271,6 +1271,9 @@ func prepareUserUniqueQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Row) (bool, error)) {
 }
 
 func prepareUsersQuery(orderBy Column) (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+	if orderBy.isZero() {
+		orderBy = UserIDCol
+	}
 	return sq.Select(
 			UserIDCol.identifier(),
 			UserCreationDateCol.identifier(),
diff --git a/internal/query/user_test.go b/internal/query/user_test.go
index 809b778becb..c67eee286f4 100644
--- a/internal/query/user_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/user_test.go
@@ -1050,6 +1050,90 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "prepareUsersQuery one result, no sorting",
+			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+				return prepareUsersQuery(Column{})
+			},
+			want: want{
+				sqlExpectations: mockQueries(
+					regexp.QuoteMeta(usersQuery),
+					usersCols,
+					[][]driver.Value{
+						{
+							"id",
+							testNow,
+							testNow,
+							"resource_owner",
+							uint64(20211108),
+							domain.UserStateActive,
+							domain.UserTypeHuman,
+							"username",
+							database.TextArray[string]{"login_name1", "login_name2"},
+							"login_name1",
+							// human
+							"id",
+							"first_name",
+							"last_name",
+							"nick_name",
+							"display_name",
+							"de",
+							domain.GenderUnspecified,
+							"avatar_key",
+							"email",
+							true,
+							"phone",
+							true,
+							true,
+							testNow,
+							testNow,
+							// machine
+							nil,
+							nil,
+							nil,
+							nil,
+							nil,
+							"id", // orderBy col
+						},
+					},
+				),
+			},
+			object: &Users{
+				SearchResponse: SearchResponse{
+					Count: 1,
+				},
+				Users: []*User{
+					{
+						ID:                 "id",
+						CreationDate:       testNow,
+						ChangeDate:         testNow,
+						ResourceOwner:      "resource_owner",
+						Sequence:           20211108,
+						State:              domain.UserStateActive,
+						Type:               domain.UserTypeHuman,
+						Username:           "username",
+						LoginNames:         database.TextArray[string]{"login_name1", "login_name2"},
+						PreferredLoginName: "login_name1",
+						Human: &Human{
+							FirstName:              "first_name",
+							LastName:               "last_name",
+							NickName:               "nick_name",
+							DisplayName:            "display_name",
+							AvatarKey:              "avatar_key",
+							PreferredLanguage:      language.German,
+							Gender:                 domain.GenderUnspecified,
+							Email:                  "email",
+							IsEmailVerified:        true,
+							Phone:                  "phone",
+							IsPhoneVerified:        true,
+							PasswordChangeRequired: true,
+							PasswordChanged:        testNow,
+							MFAInitSkipped:         testNow,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "prepareUsersQuery multiple results",
 			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {