diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index da29a40f..e95278d3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -231,7 +231,10 @@
 $opencast = apibridge::get_instance($ocinstanceid);
 $table = $renderer->create_videos_tables('ignore', $headers, $columns, $baseurl);
 $sortcolumns = $table->get_sort_columns();
-
+// If we don't have a sortcolumn we sort by date desc.
+if (empty($sortcolumns)) {
+    $sortcolumns = ['start_date' => 3];
+}
 
 echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
diff --git a/renderer.php b/renderer.php
index 43d2e128..c1ed0f10 100644
--- a/renderer.php
+++ b/renderer.php
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ public function create_videos_tables($id, $headers, $columns, $baseurl) {
         $table->no_sorting('published');
         $table->no_sorting('visibility'); // This column cannot be sortable because it does not mean anything to Opencast!
         $table->no_sorting('select');
-        $table->sortable(true, 'start_date', SORT_DESC);
+        $table->text_sorting('title');
+        $table->sortable(true, null, SORT_DESC);
+        $table->maxsortkeys = 1;
 
         $table->column_style('selectall', 'max-width', '40px');
         $table->column_style('start_date', 'min-width', '125px');