diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
index 7c5b76f379..393e4948c9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export class WorkflowRepository extends Repository<WorkflowEntity> {
 		const activeWorkflows = await this.find({
 			select: ['id'],
 			where: { active: true },
-			...(maxResults ? { take: maxResults } : {}),
+			// 'take' and 'order' are only needed when maxResults is provided:
+			...(maxResults ? { take: maxResults, order: { createdAt: 'ASC' } } : {}),
 		});
 		return activeWorkflows.map((workflow) => workflow.id);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
index b0e0c8f117..b8fea3b29f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class LicenseMetricsService {
 	async collectPassthroughData() {
 		return {
 			// Get only the first 1000 active workflow IDs to avoid sending too much data to License Server
+			// Passthrough data is forwarded to Telemetry for further analysis, such as quota excesses
 			activeWorkflowIds: await this.workflowRepository.getActiveIds({ maxResults: 1000 }),
 		};
 	}