diff --git a/web/app/common/constants.js b/web/app/common/constants.js
index b28b4bb5..2cf97f01 100644
--- a/web/app/common/constants.js
+++ b/web/app/common/constants.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const LAST_COMMENTS_NODE_CLASSNAME = 'remark42__last-comments';
 export const DEFAULT_LAST_COMMENTS_MAX = 15;
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_COMMENT_SIZE = 1000;
 export const MAX_SHOWN_ROOT_COMMENTS = 10;
-export const DEFAULT_SORT = '-score';
+export const DEFAULT_SORT = '-active';
 export const PROVIDER_NAMES = {
   google: 'Google',
   facebook: 'Facebook',