diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
index 129d4e167..b456653fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   error: null,
   items: [],
   pendingChanges: {},
-  sortKey: 'quality',
-  sortDirection: sortDirections.DESCENDING,
+  sortKey: 'path',
+  sortDirection: sortDirections.ASCENDING,
   recentFolders: [],
   importMode: 'chooseImportMode',
   sortPredicates: {