diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/Queries.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/Queries.java
index 0e53dfba7..d3e49fc10 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/Queries.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/Queries.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public final class Queries {
                 tm().getEntityManager()
                     .createQuery(
                         "FROM BsaUnblockableDomain d WHERE d.label > :label OR (d.label = :label"
-                            + " AND d.tld >  :tld) ORDER BY d.tld, d.label ")
+                            + " AND d.tld >  :tld) ORDER BY d.label, d.tld ")
                     .setParameter("label", lastRead.map(d -> d.label).orElse(""))
                     .setParameter("tld", lastRead.map(d -> d.tld).orElse(""))
                     .setMaxResults(batchSize)
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/QueriesTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/QueriesTest.java
index 979519bcd..0c20a03cb 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/QueriesTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/persistence/QueriesTest.java
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 package google.registry.bsa.persistence;
 
 import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.toImmutableList;
+import static com.google.common.collect.Iterables.getLast;
+import static com.google.common.collect.Iterables.getOnlyElement;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static google.registry.bsa.BsaTransactions.bsaQuery;
 import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.Queries.batchReadBsaLabelText;
+import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.Queries.batchReadUnblockableDomains;
 import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.Queries.deleteBsaLabelByLabels;
 import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.Queries.queryBsaLabelByLabels;
 import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.Queries.queryBsaUnblockableDomainByLabels;
@@ -295,4 +298,15 @@ class QueriesTest {
     assertThat(bsaQuery(() -> queryMissedRegisteredUnblockables("tld2", fakeClock.nowUtc())))
         .containsExactly(new DomainLifeSpan("label3.tld2", time2, time2.plusHours(1)));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void batchReadUnblockables_multiBatch() {
+    ImmutableList<UnblockableDomain> firstBatch = batchReadUnblockableDomains(Optional.empty(), 3);
+    UnblockableDomain lastInFirstBatch = getLast(firstBatch);
+    assertThat(lastInFirstBatch.domainName()).isEqualTo("label2.page");
+    assertThat(
+            getOnlyElement(batchReadUnblockableDomains(Optional.of(lastInFirstBatch), 3))
+                .domainName())
+        .isEqualTo("label3.app");
+  }
 }