diff --git a/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.spec.ts b/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.spec.ts
index 6d32a51734..5c8ba2afb4 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.spec.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jest.mock('@geonetwork-ui/util/app-config', () => {
           filters: { publisher: ['DREAL'] },
         },
         {
-          sort: 'title',
           name: 'filterCarto',
           filters: { q: 'Cartographie' },
         },
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ class searchServiceMock {
   setSearch = jest.fn()
   setSortBy = jest.fn()
   setSortAndFilters = jest.fn()
+  setFilters = jest.fn()
 }
 
 class AuthServiceMock {
@@ -234,17 +234,32 @@ describe('HeaderComponent', () => {
           const allBadges = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.badge-btn'))
           expect(allBadges.length).toBe(4)
         })
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          const firstCustomBadge = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(
-            By.css('.badge-btn')
-          )[2]
-          firstCustomBadge.nativeElement.click()
+        describe('when sort is defined', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            const firstCustomBadge = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(
+              By.css('.badge-btn')
+            )[2]
+            firstCustomBadge.nativeElement.click()
+          })
+          it('should redirect correctly', () => {
+            expect(searchService.setSortAndFilters).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+              { thisIs: 'a fake filter' },
+              SortByEnum.CREATE_DATE
+            )
+          })
         })
-        it('should redirect correctly', () => {
-          expect(searchService.setSortAndFilters).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-            { thisIs: 'a fake filter' },
-            SortByEnum.CREATE_DATE
-          )
+        describe('when sort is not defined', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            const secondCustomBadge = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(
+              By.css('.badge-btn')
+            )[3]
+            secondCustomBadge.nativeElement.click()
+          })
+          it('should redirect correctly', () => {
+            expect(searchService.setFilters).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+              thisIs: 'a fake filter',
+            })
+          })
         })
       })
 
diff --git a/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.ts b/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.ts
index 5ef3aeb0f5..ce3093a834 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub/src/app/home/home-header/home-header.component.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class HomeHeaderComponent {
       )
     )
     if (customSearchParameters.sort) {
-      const sortBy = sortByFromString(customSearchParameters.sort[0])
+      const sortBy = sortByFromString(customSearchParameters.sort)
       this.searchService.setSortAndFilters(searchFilters, sortBy)
     } else {
       this.searchService.setFilters(searchFilters)
diff --git a/conf/default.toml b/conf/default.toml
index 8788371b6f..830ec315c1 100644
--- a/conf/default.toml
+++ b/conf/default.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ background_color = "#fdfbff"
 #     filters.publicationYear = ['2023', '2022']
 #     filters.isSpatial = ['yes']
 #     filters.license = ['unknown']
-#     sort = ['createDate']
+#     sort = 'createDate'
 # [[search_preset]]
 #     name = 'otherFilterName'
 #     filters.q = 'Other Full text search'