diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
index 847c3157..16e56e8b 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ class TaskManager:
         if not all_keys:
             return False
 
-        all_results = [handler.get_single(i) for i in all_keys]
-
-        return sorted(all_results, key=lambda d: d["date_done"])
+        return [handler.get_single(i) for i in all_keys]
 
     def get_tasks_by_name(self, task_name):
         """get all tasks by name"""
         all_results = self.get_all_results()
+        if not all_results:
+            return False
 
         return [i for i in all_results if i.get("name") == task_name]