diff --git a/mistral/api/controllers/v2/action.py b/mistral/api/controllers/v2/action.py
index 11d79aede..04949d83e 100644
--- a/mistral/api/controllers/v2/action.py
+++ b/mistral/api/controllers/v2/action.py
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ class ActionsController(rest.RestController, hooks.HookController):
         def action_descriptor_sort(a_ds, keys, dirs):
             def compare_(a_d1, a_d2):
                 for key, dir in zip(keys, dirs):
-                    a_d1 = getattr(a_d1, key, a_d1.name)
-                    a_d2 = getattr(a_d2, key, a_d2.name)
+                    a_d1 = getattr(a_d1, key, None)
+                    a_d2 = getattr(a_d2, key, None)
 
                     if a_d1 is None and a_d2 is None:
                         ret = 0
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ class ActionsController(rest.RestController, hooks.HookController):
                     elif a_d1 is not None and a_d2 is None:
                         ret = 1
                     else:
-                        ret = (a_d1 > a_d2) - (a_d1 < a_d2)
+                        if type(a_d1) is type(a_d2):
+                            ret = (a_d1 > a_d2) - (a_d1 < a_d2)
+                        else:
+                            ret = 1
                     if ret:
                         return ret * (1 if dir == 'asc' else -1)
                 return 0
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/api/v2/test_actions.py b/mistral/tests/unit/api/v2/test_actions.py
index b2df98b50..a07f7d7a1 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/api/v2/test_actions.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/api/v2/test_actions.py
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ class TestActionsController(base.APITest):
         # Create an adhoc action for the purpose of the test.
         adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML)
 
-        resp = self.app.get('/v2/actions?limit=1&sort_keys=id,name')
+        resp = self.app.get(
+            '/v2/actions?limit=1&sort_keys=created_at&sort_dirs=desc')
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_int)
         self.assertIn('next', resp.json)
@@ -472,14 +473,25 @@ class TestActionsController(base.APITest):
         expected_dict = {
             'marker': action_def.id,
             'limit': 1,
-            'sort_keys': 'id,name',
-            'sort_dirs': 'asc,asc'
+            'sort_keys': 'created_at,id',
+            'sort_dirs': 'desc,asc'
         }
 
         self.assertTrue(
             set(expected_dict.items()).issubset(set(param_dict.items()))
         )
 
+    def test_get_all_sort_date_asc(self):
+        adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML)
+        resp = self.app.get('/v2/actions?sort_keys=created_at&sort_dirs=asc')
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_int)
+
+    def test_get_all_sort_date_desc(self):
+        adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML_A)
+        adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML_B)
+        resp = self.app.get('/v2/actions?sort_keys=created_at&sort_dirs=desc')
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_int)
+
     def test_get_all_pagination_marker(self):
         adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML_B)
         adhoc_actions.create_actions(ADHOC_ACTION_YAML_A)