diff --git a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
index f04c3e0..26241ce 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ RSpec.describe SearchController, type: :controller, elasticsearch: true do
       get :index, body: 'leipzig'
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
     end
+
+    it "assigns @search_definition with default sort order" do
+      search = PaperSearch.new(sort_by: 'score')
+      get :index, body: 'leipzig'
+      expect(assigns(:search_definition).attributes).to eq(search.attributes)
+    end
+
+    it "renders the index template" do
+      get :index, body: 'leipzig'
+      expect(response).to render_template(:index)
+    end
+
   end
 
 end