diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/UrlsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/UrlsServiceImpl.java
index 7620bdf..24add38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/UrlsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/UrlsServiceImpl.java
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public class UrlsServiceImpl implements UrlsService {
         // Create the Assignments from the id-urls stored in the database up to the < assignmentsLimit >.
         String findAssignmentsQuery =
             "select pubid, url, datasourceid, datasourcename\n" +
-            "from (select distinct pubid, url, datasourceid, datasourcename, attempt_count\n" +
-            "   from (select  p.id as pubid, pu.url as url, d.id as datasourceid, d.name as datasourcename, attempts.counts as attempt_count\n" +
+            "from (select distinct pubid, url, datasourceid, datasourcename, attempt_count, pub_year\n" +
+            "   from (select  p.id as pubid, p.year as pub_year, pu.url as url, d.id as datasourceid, d.name as datasourcename, attempts.counts as attempt_count\n" +
             "       from " + ImpalaConnector.databaseName + ".publication p\n" +
             "       join " + ImpalaConnector.databaseName + ".publication_urls pu on pu.id=p.id\n" +
             "       join " + ImpalaConnector.databaseName + ".datasource d on d.id=p.datasourceid\n" +
@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ public class UrlsServiceImpl implements UrlsService {
             "          and pu.url != '' and pu.url is not null\n" +   // Some IDs have empty-string urls, there are no "null" urls, but keep the relevant check for future-proofing.
             "       limit " + (assignmentsLimit * 10) + ")\n" +
             "   as non_distinct_results\n" +
-            "   order by coalesce(attempt_count, 0), reverse(pubid), url\n" +
+            "   order by coalesce(attempt_count, 0), coalesce(pub_year, 0) desc, reverse(pubid), url\n" +
             "   limit " + assignmentsLimit + ")\n" +
             "as findAssignmentsQuery";
 
+
         // The "order by" in the end makes sure the older attempted records will be re-attempted after a long time.
         //logger.debug("findAssignmentsQuery:\n" + findAssignmentsQuery); // DEBUG!