diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/mark-release-completion.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/mark-release-completion.yml
index 3f51a71ddc..91a39dc48c 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/mark-release-completion.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/mark-release-completion.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 parameters:
   ConfigFileDir: ''
   PackageArtifactName: ''
+  SourceRootPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
 
 steps:
   - task: AzureCLI@2
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ steps:
       azureSubscription: opensource-api-connection
       scriptType: pscore
       scriptLocation: scriptPath
-      scriptPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Mark-ReleasePlanCompletion.ps1
+      scriptPath: ${{ parameters.SourceRootPath }}/eng/common/scripts/Mark-ReleasePlanCompletion.ps1
       arguments: -PackageInfoFilePath '${{ parameters.ConfigFileDir }}/${{ parameters.PackageArtifactName }}.json'
       workingDirectory: $(Pipeline.Workspace)
     displayName: Mark package as released
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
index 439e58a89e..9bf29a72bd 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ function Get-ReleasePlanForPackage($packageName)
     $fieldList = ($fields | ForEach-Object { "[$_]"}) -join ", "
     $query = "SELECT ${fieldList} FROM WorkItems WHERE [Work Item Type] = 'Release Plan' AND [${packageNameFieldName}] = '${packageName}'"
     $query += " AND [${prStatusFieldName}] = 'merged'"
-    $query += " AND [System.State] IN ('In Progress') ORDER BY [System.CreatedDate]"
+    $query += " AND [System.State] IN ('In Progress')"
     $query += " AND [System.Tags] NOT CONTAINS 'Release Planner App Test'"
     $workItems = Invoke-Query $fields $query
     return $workItems