diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/controller/api-test/deletion-request-create.api.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/controller/api-test/deletion-request-create.api.spec.ts
index 894baab6f3e..06de3203e64 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/controller/api-test/deletion-request-create.api.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/controller/api-test/deletion-request-create.api.spec.ts
@@ -117,34 +117,30 @@ describe(`deletionRequest create (api)`, () => {
 				expect(result.requestId).toBeDefined();
 			});
 
-			describe('when the "delete in minutes" param has not been provided', () => {
-				it(
-					'should set the "deletion planned at" date to the date after the default "delete in minutes" value ' +
-						'(43200 minutes which is 30 days), with some operational time tolerance',
-					async () => {
-						const { deletionRequestToCreate, defaultdeleteAfterMinutes, operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds } = setup();
-
-						const response = await testApiClient.post('', deletionRequestToCreate);
-
-						const result = response.body as DeletionRequestResponse;
-						const createdDeletionRequestId = result.requestId;
-
-						const createdItem = await em.findOneOrFail(DeletionRequestEntity, createdDeletionRequestId);
-
-						const isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect = isDeletionPlannedWithinAcceptableRange(
-							createdItem.createdAt,
-							createdItem.deleteAfter,
-							defaultdeleteAfterMinutes,
-							operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds
-						);
-
-						expect(isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect).toEqual(true);
-					}
-				);
+			describe('when the "delete after minutes" param has not been provided', () => {
+				it('should set the "deleteAfter" date to the date after the default DELETION_DELETE_AFTER_MINUTES ', async () => {
+					const { deletionRequestToCreate, defaultdeleteAfterMinutes, operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds } = setup();
+
+					const response = await testApiClient.post('', deletionRequestToCreate);
+
+					const result = response.body as DeletionRequestResponse;
+					const createdDeletionRequestId = result.requestId;
+
+					const createdItem = await em.findOneOrFail(DeletionRequestEntity, createdDeletionRequestId);
+
+					const isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect = isDeletionPlannedWithinAcceptableRange(
+						createdItem.createdAt,
+						createdItem.deleteAfter,
+						defaultdeleteAfterMinutes,
+						operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds
+					);
+
+					expect(isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect).toEqual(true);
+				});
 			});
 
-			describe('when the "delete in minutes" param has been set to 0', () => {
-				it('should set the "deletion planned at" date to now, with some operational time tolerance', async () => {
+			describe('when the "delete after minutes" param has been set to 0', () => {
+				it('should set the "deleteAfter" date to now', async () => {
 					const { deletionRequestToImmediateRemoval, operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds } = setup();
 
 					const response = await testApiClient.post('', deletionRequestToImmediateRemoval);
@@ -164,6 +160,32 @@ describe(`deletionRequest create (api)`, () => {
 					expect(isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect).toEqual(true);
 				});
 			});
+
+			describe('when the "delete after minutes" param has been set to > 0', () => {
+				it('should set the "deleteAfter" date to now plus "delete after minutes" ', async () => {
+					const { deletionRequestToCreate, operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds } = setup();
+
+					const deleteAfterMinutes = 120;
+
+					deletionRequestToCreate.deleteAfterMinutes = deleteAfterMinutes;
+
+					const response = await testApiClient.post('', deletionRequestToCreate);
+
+					const result = response.body as DeletionRequestResponse;
+					const createdDeletionRequestId = result.requestId;
+
+					const createdItem = await em.findOneOrFail(DeletionRequestEntity, createdDeletionRequestId);
+
+					const isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect = isDeletionPlannedWithinAcceptableRange(
+						createdItem.createdAt,
+						createdItem.deleteAfter,
+						deleteAfterMinutes,
+						operationalTimeToleranceInSeconds
+					);
+
+					expect(isDeletionPlannedAtDateCorrect).toEqual(true);
+				});
+			});
 		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/uc/deletion-request.uc.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/uc/deletion-request.uc.ts
index f2a83d9b225..ebf6c51b795 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/uc/deletion-request.uc.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/api/uc/deletion-request.uc.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ export class DeletionRequestUc implements IEventHandler<DataDeletedEvent> {
 
 	async createDeletionRequest(deletionRequest: DeletionRequestBodyProps): Promise<DeletionRequestResponse> {
 		this.logger.debug({ action: 'createDeletionRequest', deletionRequest });
-		const hours =
+		const minutes =
 			deletionRequest.deleteAfterMinutes ?? this.configService.get<number>('ADMIN_API__DELETION_DELETE_AFTER_MINUTES');
 		const deleteAfter = new Date();
-		deleteAfter.setMinutes(deleteAfter.getHours() + hours);
+		deleteAfter.setMinutes(deleteAfter.getMinutes() + minutes);
 		const result = await this.deletionRequestService.createDeletionRequest(
 			deletionRequest.targetRef.id,
 			deletionRequest.targetRef.domain,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/repo/deletion-request.repo.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/repo/deletion-request.repo.ts
index 4cc8ff442f0..68c6b96f97d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/repo/deletion-request.repo.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/deletion/repo/deletion-request.repo.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class DeletionRequestRepo {
 
 		scope.addQuery(statusScope.query);
 
-		const order = { createdAt: SortOrder.desc }; // TODO why decending order? Should it not be ascending?
+		const order = { createdAt: SortOrder.asc };
 
 		const [deletionRequestEntities] = await this.em.findAndCount(DeletionRequestEntity, scope.query, {
 			limit,