# Topic List Sort By is "false" bug

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-by-is-false-bug/154131
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [June 7, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-by-is-false-bug/154131 "2020-06-07T23:45:12Z")
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### Author: ![davidkingham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/davidkingham/32/119528_2.png) [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-by-is-false-bug/154131/3 "2020-06-08T01:56:47Z")

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I have another topic open about this already

> [@Topic List Sort By stuck on false](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-by-stuck-on-false/154042):
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> The category setting topic\_list\_sort\_by is stuck on false on my site for any of the options. If I change it to descending, save the category, it works and sorts correctly until the page is refreshed and it goes back to the default, when you go back into the category settings it has reverted back to false any idea what is going on here?

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