diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index 2d114e8e5cf448afea4ea570ac01ce7efcecaaa3..a3d6ab77aa07809c9e84f25ac354b3edf2e1d004 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ async function getIssueList() {
     logger.debug('Retrieving issueList');
     const res = await get(
       `repos/${config.parentRepo ||
-        config.repository}/issues?filter=created&state=open`,
+        config.repository}/issues?filter=created&state=open&per_page=100&sort=updated`,
       { useCache: false }
     );
     // istanbul ignore if