diff --git a/src/webmon_app/reporting/dasmon/view_util.py b/src/webmon_app/reporting/dasmon/view_util.py
index 0cf5d217..00a37b07 100644
--- a/src/webmon_app/reporting/dasmon/view_util.py
+++ b/src/webmon_app/reporting/dasmon/view_util.py
@@ -55,11 +55,19 @@ def get_cached_variables(instrument_id, monitored_only=False):
     :param instrument_id: Instrument object
     :param monitored_only: if True, only monitored parameters are returned
     """
-    parameter_values = StatusCache.objects.filter(instrument_id=instrument_id).order_by("key_id__name")
+    parameter_values = StatusCache.objects.filter(instrument_id=instrument_id).order_by("key_id__name", "-timestamp")
     # Variables that are displayed on top
     top_variables = ["run_number", "proposal_id", "run_title"]
     key_value_pairs = []
+    keys_used = set()
     for kvp in parameter_values:
+
+        if kvp.key_id in keys_used:
+            # only used the first value for each key, will be ordered newest first
+            continue
+
+        keys_used.add(kvp.key_id)
+
         if kvp.key_id.monitored or monitored_only is False:
             # Exclude top variables
             if monitored_only and str(kvp.key_id) in top_variables:
diff --git a/src/webmon_app/reporting/tests/test_dasmon/test_view_util.py b/src/webmon_app/reporting/tests/test_dasmon/test_view_util.py
index 409341b7..9a8e536f 100644
--- a/src/webmon_app/reporting/tests/test_dasmon/test_view_util.py
+++ b/src/webmon_app/reporting/tests/test_dasmon/test_view_util.py
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         proposal_id.save()
         run_title = Parameter.objects.create(name="run_title")
         run_title.save()
+
+        # we add the run_title twice to check that the newest one is returned
         for p, v in zip(
-            [para, run_number, cnt_rate, proposal_id, run_title],
-            ["testValue", 0, 1, 2, "testRunTitle"],
+            [para, run_number, cnt_rate, proposal_id, run_title, run_title],
+            ["testValue", 0, 1, 2, "testRunTitle", "testRunTitleNew"],
         ):
             StatusVariable.objects.create(
                 instrument_id=inst,
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ def test_get_cached_variables(self):
         for d in pairs:
             if d["key"] == "testParam":
                 assert d["value"] == ref_val["value"]
+            if d["key"] == "run_title":
+                # expect run_title==testRunTitleNew because it's newest
+                assert d["value"] == "testRunTitleNew"
         for d in pairs_monitoredOnly:
             if d["key"] == "testParam":
                 assert d["value"] == ref_val["value"]
@@ -409,7 +414,7 @@ def test_fill_template_values(
         assert template["run_number"] == "0"
         assert template["count_rate"] == "-"
         assert template["proposal_id"] == "2"
-        assert template["run_title"] == "testRunTitle"
+        assert template["run_title"] == "testRunTitleNew"
 
     def test_get_live_variables(self):
         from reporting.dasmon.view_util import get_live_variables