diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/util/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/util/Preferences.kt
index bb3d3d93..c40821ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/util/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/util/Preferences.kt
@@ -678,6 +678,6 @@ object Preferences {
 
     @JvmStatic
     fun isSearchSortingChronologicallyEnabled(): Boolean {
-        return App.getInstance().preferences.getBoolean(SORT_SEARCH_CHRONOLOGICALLY, true)
+        return App.getInstance().preferences.getBoolean(SORT_SEARCH_CHRONOLOGICALLY, false)
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/global_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
index c30799b8..0f5c71ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
         <SwitchPreference
             android:title="@string/search_sort_title"
-            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:summary="@string/search_sort_summary"
             android:key="sort_search_chronologically" />