diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
index 854aeb1ec..6cf7484b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/interactiveImportActions.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   isReprocessing: false,
   error: null,
   items: [],
-  sortKey: 'quality',
-  sortDirection: sortDirections.DESCENDING,
+  sortKey: 'relativePath',
+  sortDirection: sortDirections.ASCENDING,
   recentFolders: [],
   importMode: 'chooseImportMode',
   sortPredicates: {