diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 6da8288..12706f3 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -622,7 +622,6 @@
         <div class="list-toolbar">
           <span id="resultCount">0 clips</span>
           <select id="sortSelect" aria-label="Sort clips">
-            <option value="newest">Newest first</option>
             <option value="oldest">Oldest first</option>
             <option value="name">Filename A–Z</option>
           </select>
@@ -706,7 +705,7 @@
 
         let activeCam = "all";
         let query = "";
-        let sortMode = "newest";
+        let sortMode = "oldest";
         let current = null;
 
         function tsToDate(ts) {