diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/Dockerfile b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/Dockerfile
index 8ac56409a0..b8c96e8419 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest
 
 ENV ACCEPT_EULA=Y
 ENV SA_PASSWORD=Passw0rd
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/setup.sql b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/setup.sql
index 766388f46a..d0b4cfc39c 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/setup.sql
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mssql/data/setup.sql
@@ -48,7 +48,20 @@ INSERT tasks
 VALUES
   ('Processing', 1);
 
-INSERT people
-  (name, age)
-VALUES
-  ('Bob', '30');
+INSERT INTO people (name, age)
+VALUES ('Bob', '30'),
+  ('Bert', '10'),
+  ('Jack', '12'),
+  ('Mike', '31'),
+  ('Dave', '44'),
+  ('Jim', '43'),
+  ('Kerry', '32'),
+  ('Julie', '12'),
+  ('Kim', '55'),
+  ('Andy', '33'),
+  ('John', '22'),
+  ('Ruth', '66'),
+  ('Robert', '88'),
+  ('Bobert', '99'),
+  ('Jan', '22'),
+  ('Megan', '11');
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
index 2bcb5753d6..a4220565cf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
@@ -166,15 +166,13 @@ class InternalBuilder {
 
   addSorting(query: KnexQuery, json: QueryJson): KnexQuery {
     let { sort, paginate } = json
-    if (!sort) {
-      return query
-    }
     const table = json.meta?.table
-    for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(sort)) {
-      const direction = value === SortDirection.ASCENDING ? "asc" : "desc"
-      query = query.orderBy(`${table?.name}.${key}`, direction)
-    }
-    if (this.client === SqlClients.MS_SQL && !sort && paginate?.limit) {
+    if (sort) {
+      for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(sort)) {
+        const direction = value === SortDirection.ASCENDING ? "asc" : "desc"
+        query = query.orderBy(`${table?.name}.${key}`, direction)
+      }
+    } else if (this.client === SqlClients.MS_SQL && paginate?.limit) {
       // @ts-ignore
       query = query.orderBy(`${table?.name}.${table?.primary[0]}`)
     }