diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index 3a72e9371..bd7bcf56c 100755
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def searchposts(v):
 
 	page = max(1, int(request.values.get("page", 1)))
 
-	sort = request.values.get("sort", "top").lower()
+	sort = request.values.get("sort", "new").lower()
 	t = request.values.get('t', 'all').lower()
 
 	criteria=searchparse(query)