diff --git a/packages/marko-web-theme-monorail/routes/search.js b/packages/marko-web-theme-monorail/routes/search.js
index 617a63d9d..7e49565e9 100644
--- a/packages/marko-web-theme-monorail/routes/search.js
+++ b/packages/marko-web-theme-monorail/routes/search.js
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ module.exports = (app, siteConfig) => {
   const {
     contentTypes = ['Article', 'Blog', 'Company', 'Podcast', 'Product', 'Video', 'Whitepaper'],
     assignedToWebsiteSectionIds,
+    defaultSortField,
   } = getAsObject(siteConfig, 'search');
   const config = new MarkoWebSearchConfig({
     resultsPerPage: { default: 18 },
     contentTypes,
     assignedToWebsiteSectionIds,
+    defaultSortField,
   });
   app.get('/search', (req, res, next) => {
     if (!get(req, 'query.searchQuery') && get(req, 'query.sortField')) {