diff --git a/lib/hosters.js b/lib/hosters.js
index 78baa10..5dbdafe 100644
--- a/lib/hosters.js
+++ b/lib/hosters.js
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ async function _resolveByseUploadByName(apiKey, fileName, baselineCodes, signal)
 
 async function _fetchDoodstreamFileList(apiKey, signal) {
   // doodapi.co file list: { msg, status:200, result: { files: [{ file_code, title, uploaded, ... }] } }
-  const url = `https://doodapi.co/api/file/list?key=${encodeURIComponent(apiKey)}&per_page=200`;
+  // sort=created&order=desc forces newest-first — VERIFIED against a real 90k-file
+  // account, where a single page without it could miss a just-uploaded file. The
+  // recovery only needs the most recent uploads, so page 1 newest-first suffices.
+  const url = `https://doodapi.co/api/file/list?key=${encodeURIComponent(apiKey)}&per_page=200&sort=created&order=desc`;
   try {
     const { body, statusCode } = await request(url, {
       method: 'GET', signal,