diff --git a/script/import_scripts/phpbb3/database/database_3_1.rb b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3/database/database_3_1.rb
index c9368edf331..2d18880ab59 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/phpbb3/database/database_3_1.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3/database/database_3_1.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative '../support/constants'
 module ImportScripts::PhpBB3
   class Database_3_1 < Database_3_0
     def fetch_users(last_user_id)
-      query(<<-SQL)
+      query(<<-SQL, :user_id)
         SELECT u.user_id, u.user_email, u.username,
           CASE WHEN u.user_password LIKE '$2y$%'
             THEN CONCAT('$2a$', SUBSTRING(u.user_password, 5))
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ImportScripts::PhpBB3
             (b.ban_end = 0 OR b.ban_end >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP())
           )
         WHERE u.user_id > #{last_user_id} AND u.user_type != #{Constants::USER_TYPE_IGNORE}
-        ORDER BY u.user_id ASC
+        ORDER BY u.user_id
         LIMIT #{@batch_size}
       SQL
     end