diff --git a/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Listing/Bucket/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Listing/Bucket/index.jsx
index aad36f8317..9e26afb548 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Listing/Bucket/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/challenge-listing/Listing/Bucket/index.jsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default function Bucket({
       refs.current.push(el);
     }
   };
-  const activeSort = sort || 'updated';
+  const activeSort = sort || 'startDate';
 
   const sortedChallenges = activeBucket === 'all' ? _.clone(challenges.slice(0, 10)) : _.clone(challenges);
   // sortedChallenges.sort(Sort[activeSort].func);
diff --git a/src/shared/reducers/challenge-listing/index.js b/src/shared/reducers/challenge-listing/index.js
index 77cc274165..412ffb0fd1 100644
--- a/src/shared/reducers/challenge-listing/index.js
+++ b/src/shared/reducers/challenge-listing/index.js
@@ -810,9 +810,9 @@ function create(initialState) {
     selectedCommunityId: 'All',
 
     sorts: {
-      ongoing: 'updated',
-      openForRegistration: 'updated',
-      my: 'updated',
+      ongoing: 'startDate',
+      openForRegistration: 'startDate',
+      my: 'startDate',
       // past: 'updated',
       reviewOpportunities: 'review-opportunities-start-date',
     },
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/buckets.js b/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/buckets.js
index dcc08de4ce..964e9cc9c6 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/buckets.js
+++ b/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/buckets.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const BUCKET_DATA = {
     // hideCount: false,
     name: 'My Challenges',
     sorts: [
-      SORTS.MOST_RECENT,
+      SORTS.MOST_RECENT_START_DATE,
       // SORTS.TIME_TO_SUBMIT,
       // SORTS.NUM_REGISTRANTS,
       // SORTS.NUM_SUBMISSIONS,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const BUCKET_DATA = {
     // hideCount: false,
     name: 'Open for registration',
     sorts: [
-      SORTS.MOST_RECENT,
+      SORTS.MOST_RECENT_START_DATE,
       // SORTS.TIME_TO_REGISTER,
       // SORTS.TIME_TO_SUBMIT,
       // SORTS.NUM_REGISTRANTS,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const BUCKET_DATA = {
     // hideCount: false,
     name: 'Ongoing challenges',
     sorts: [
-      SORTS.MOST_RECENT,
+      SORTS.MOST_RECENT_START_DATE,
       // SORTS.CURRENT_PHASE,
       SORTS.TITLE_A_TO_Z,
       // SORTS.PRIZE_HIGH_TO_LOW,
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/sort.js b/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/sort.js
index bad9bf9fc8..3225595650 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/sort.js
+++ b/src/shared/utils/challenge-listing/sort.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { sumBy } from 'lodash';
 export const SORTS = {
   // CURRENT_PHASE: 'current-phase',
   MOST_RECENT: 'updated',
+  MOST_RECENT_START_DATE: 'startDate',
   // NUM_REGISTRANTS: 'num-registrants',
   // NUM_SUBMISSIONS: 'num-submissions',
   // PRIZE_HIGH_TO_LOW: 'prize-high-to-low',
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ export default {
     name: 'Most recent',
     order: 'desc',
   },
+  [SORTS.MOST_RECENT_START_DATE]: {
+    name: 'Most recent',
+    order: 'desc',
+  },
   // [SORTS.NUM_REGISTRANTS]: {
   //   func: (a, b) => b.numOfRegistrants - a.numOfRegistrants,
   //   name: '# of registrants',