diff --git a/flow-typed/livestream.js b/flow-typed/livestream.js
index 29743f06b..9bee62676 100644
--- a/flow-typed/livestream.js
+++ b/flow-typed/livestream.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ declare type LivestreamState = {
   viewersById: {},
   fetchingActiveLivestreams: boolean,
   activeLivestreams: ?LivestreamInfo,
-  lastFetchedActiveLivestreams: number,
+  activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate: number,
+  activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions: {},
 }
 
 declare type LivestreamInfo = {
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/livestream.js b/ui/redux/actions/livestream.js
index 1674a0f2d..3f94b5a4c 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/livestream.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/livestream.js
@@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ export const doFetchNoSourceClaims = (channelId: string) => async (dispatch: Dis
 
 const FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
-export const doFetchActiveLivestreams = (forceFetch: boolean) => {
+export const doFetchActiveLivestreams = (
+  orderBy: Array<string> = ['release_time'],
+  pageSize: number = 50,
+  forceFetch: boolean = false
+) => {
   return async (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const now = Date.now();
-    const timeDelta = now - state.livestream.lastFetchedActiveLivestreams;
+    const timeDelta = now - state.livestream.activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate;
 
-    if (!forceFetch && timeDelta < FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS) {
+    const prevOptions = state.livestream.activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions;
+    const nextOptions = { page_size: pageSize, order_by: orderBy };
+    const sameOptions = JSON.stringify(prevOptions) === JSON.stringify(nextOptions);
+
+    if (!forceFetch && sameOptions && timeDelta < FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS) {
       dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_SKIPPED });
       return;
     }
@@ -71,11 +79,11 @@ export const doFetchActiveLivestreams = (forceFetch: boolean) => {
           // live. The UI usually just wants to report the latest claim, so we
           // query that store it in `latestClaimUri`.
           doClaimSearch({
-            page_size: 50,
+            page_size: nextOptions.page_size,
             has_no_source: true,
             channel_ids: Object.keys(activeLivestreams),
             claim_type: ['stream'],
-            order_by: ['release_time'], // **
+            order_by: nextOptions.order_by, // **
             limit_claims_per_channel: 1, // **
             no_totals: true,
           })
@@ -97,7 +105,8 @@ export const doFetchActiveLivestreams = (forceFetch: boolean) => {
               type: ACTIONS.FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_COMPLETED,
               data: {
                 activeLivestreams,
-                lastFetchedActiveLivestreams: now,
+                activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate: now,
+                activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions: nextOptions,
               },
             });
           })
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/livestream.js b/ui/redux/reducers/livestream.js
index fe89b618b..7a5d8af84 100644
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/livestream.js
+++ b/ui/redux/reducers/livestream.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const defaultState: LivestreamState = {
   viewersById: {},
   fetchingActiveLivestreams: false,
   activeLivestreams: null,
-  lastFetchedActiveLivestreams: 0,
+  activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate: 0,
+  activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions: {},
 };
 
 export default handleActions(
@@ -46,12 +47,13 @@ export default handleActions(
       return { ...state, fetchingActiveLivestreams: false };
     },
     [ACTIONS.FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_COMPLETED]: (state: LivestreamState, action: any) => {
-      const { activeLivestreams, lastFetchedActiveLivestreams } = action.data;
+      const { activeLivestreams, activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate, activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions } = action.data;
       return {
         ...state,
         fetchingActiveLivestreams: false,
         activeLivestreams,
-        lastFetchedActiveLivestreams,
+        activeLivestreamsLastFetchedDate,
+        activeLivestreamsLastFetchedOptions,
       };
     },
   },