diff --git a/src/lib/services/ports.service.ts b/src/lib/services/ports.service.ts
index d9afc45a..34bde5de 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/ports.service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/ports.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import type { CreatePortInput, UpdatePortInput } from '@/lib/validators/ports';
 import { ensureSystemRoots } from '@/lib/services/document-folders.service';
 
 export async function listPorts() {
-  return db.select().from(ports).orderBy(ports.name);
+  // Creation order (oldest first), not alphabetical: the first-seeded port
+  // is the primary one (Port Nimara), so it leads the switcher and is the
+  // default a super-admin lands on. Alphabetical put "Port Amador" ahead of
+  // "Port Nimara". Name is a stable tiebreaker for same-instant inserts.
+  return db.select().from(ports).orderBy(ports.createdAt, ports.name);
 }
 
 export async function getPort(id: string) {