diff --git a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/forms/filter_pulls.xml b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/forms/filter_pulls.xml
index 1b83eb2..d819a50 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/forms/filter_pulls.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/forms/filter_pulls.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 			name="fullordering"
 			type="list"
 			onchange="this.form.submit();"
+			default="pulls.pull_id DESC"
+			validate="options"
 		>
 			<option value="pulls.title ASC">JGLOBAL_TITLE_ASC</option>
 			<option value="pulls.title DESC">JGLOBAL_TITLE_DESC</option>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/src/Model/PullsModel.php b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/src/Model/PullsModel.php
index 0b6143a..58d9b00 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/src/Model/PullsModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/src/Model/PullsModel.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class PullsModel extends ListModel
      * @since  2.0
      */
     protected $context;
+
     /**
      * Array of fields the list can be sorted on
      *
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class PullsModel extends ListModel
         parent::__construct($config);
     }
 
-    protected function populateState($ordering = 'pulls.pull_id', $direction = 'DESC')
+    protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
     {
         parent::populateState(
             $ordering,
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ class PullsModel extends ListModel
 
         $ordering  = $this->getState()->get('list.ordering', 'pulls.pull_id');
         $direction = $this->getState()->get('list.direction', 'DESC');
+
         if (!empty($ordering)) {
             $query->order(
                 $db->escape($ordering) . ' ' . $db->escape($direction)
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/tmpl/pulls/default.php b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/tmpl/pulls/default.php
index a1051af..6b5085d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_patchtester/tmpl/pulls/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_patchtester/tmpl/pulls/default.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
 
 HTMLHelper::_('stylesheet', 'com_patchtester/octicons.css', ['version' => '3.5.0', 'relative' => true]);
 HTMLHelper::_('script', 'com_patchtester/patchtester.js', ['version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true]);
+
+$listOrder = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.ordering'));
+$listDirn  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
 ?>
 <form action="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_patchtester&view=pulls'); ?>" method="post" name="adminForm" id="adminForm">
  <div class="row">
@@ -43,10 +46,10 @@ HTMLHelper::_('script', 'com_patchtester/patchtester.js', ['version' => 'auto',
                          <thead>
                                 <tr>
                                    <th scope="col" style="width:5%" class="text-center">
-                                        <?php echo Text::_('COM_PATCHTESTER_PULL_ID'); ?>
+                                       <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'COM_PATCHTESTER_PULL_ID', 'pulls.pull_id', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
                                     </th>
                                   <th scope="col" style="min-width:100px">
-                                        <?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_TITLE'); ?>
+                                      <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JGLOBAL_TITLE', 'pulls.title', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
                                    </th>
                                   <th scope="col" style="width:8%" class="d-none d-md-table-cell text-center">
                                         <?php echo Text::_('COM_PATCHTESTER_BRANCH'); ?>