diff --git a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
index f563eb0..fefbf16 100644
--- a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ end
 class SearchController < ApplicationController
   def index
     @search_definition = PaperSearch.new(search_params)
-    @search_definition.sort_by ||= "score"
+    @search_definition.sort_by ||= "date"
 
     execute_search
   end