diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/campaign/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/campaign/+page.svelte
index 15fb4951..1affd2ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/campaign/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/campaign/+page.svelte
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@
 		closeAt: null,
 		anonymizeAt: null,
 		template: null,
-		sortField: null,
-		sortOrder: null,
+		sortField: defaultSendField,
+		sortOrder: defaultSendOrder,
 		recipientGroups: [],
 		allowDeny: [],
 		denyPageValue: null,
@@ -960,8 +960,8 @@
 			closeAt: null,
 			anonymizeAt: null,
 			template: null,
-			sortField: null,
-			sortOrder: null,
+			sortField: defaultSendField,
+			sortOrder: defaultSendOrder,
 			recipientGroups: [],
 			allowDeny: [],
 			denyPageValue: null,