diff --git a/repository/youtube/lib.php b/repository/youtube/lib.php
index 30a5f07..4a4e682 100644
--- a/repository/youtube/lib.php
+++ b/repository/youtube/lib.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class repository_youtube extends repository {
         $this->keyword = optional_param('youtube_keyword', '', PARAM_RAW);
         $this->start =1;
         $this->max = 27;
-        $this->sort = optional_param('youtube_sort', '', PARAM_TEXT);
+        $this->sort = optional_param('youtube_sort', 'relevance', PARAM_TEXT);
         parent::__construct($repositoryid, $context, $options);
     }