2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/viewer/ldgallery-viewer.7.md b/viewer/ldgallery-viewer.7.md
index 6b31879..96070dc 100644
--- a/viewer/ldgallery-viewer.7.md
+++ b/viewer/ldgallery-viewer.7.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ galleryIndex
 initialItemSort
 : Order in which gallery items are originally to be displayed.
   Possible values are "title_asc", "date_asc", "date_desc".
-  Defaults to "title_asc".
+  Defaults to "date_asc".
   Titles are sorted using a human-friendly _natural sort order_ which treats multi-digit numbers atomically.
   The item path is used as a tie-breaker for all the defined orders.
 
diff --git a/viewer/src/services/itemComparators.ts b/viewer/src/services/itemComparators.ts
index ab1036d..82757ca 100644
--- a/viewer/src/services/itemComparators.ts
+++ b/viewer/src/services/itemComparators.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class ItemComparators {
     },
   ];
 
-  static readonly DEFAULT = ItemComparators.ITEM_SORTS[0].fn;
+  static readonly DEFAULT = ItemComparators.ITEM_SORTS[1].fn;
 
   static sortByPathAsc(left: Gallery.Item, right: Gallery.Item): number {
     return left.path.localeCompare(right.path, undefined, {