diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelsTable.jsx b/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelsTable.jsx
index 9a60d1a7..b5c5d4ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelsTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelsTable.jsx
@@ -484,6 +484,16 @@ const ChannelsTable = ({}) => {
     rowVirtualizerOptions: { overscan: 5 },
     initialState: {
       density: 'compact',
+      sorting: [
+        {
+          id: 'channel_number',
+          desc: true,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'name',
+          desc: true,
+        },
+      ],
     },
     enableRowActions: true,
     enableExpandAll: false,
@@ -502,7 +512,7 @@ const ChannelsTable = ({}) => {
         },
       },
       'mrt-row-actions': {
-        size: 50,
+        size: 60,
       },
     },
     mantineExpandButtonProps: ({ row, table }) => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx b/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
index e10dad3a..874fba45 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const StreamsTable = ({}) => {
   const [pageCount, setPageCount] = useState(0);
   const [paginationString, setPaginationString] = useState('');
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
-  const [sorting, setSorting] = useState([]);
+  const [sorting, setSorting] = useState([{ id: 'name', desc: '' }]);
   const [selectedStreamIds, setSelectedStreamIds] = useState([]);
   const [unselectedStreamIds, setUnselectedStreamIds] = useState([]);
   // const [allRowsSelected, setAllRowsSelected] = useState(false);