diff --git a/webui/src/main/js/download.js b/webui/src/main/js/download.js
index 95f6a12d..e2c8f03b 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/js/download.js
+++ b/webui/src/main/js/download.js
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ function clear(ignored) {
 	xmlhttp.send(encodeURI("action=clear"));
 }
 
-var downloadsSortKey
-var downloadsSortOrder
+var downloadsSortKey = "Name"
+var downloadsSortOrder = "descending"
 
 function sortDownloads(key, order) {
 	downloadsSortKey = key
diff --git a/webui/src/main/js/trustLists.js b/webui/src/main/js/trustLists.js
index 33f349a0..1ddce765 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/js/trustLists.js
+++ b/webui/src/main/js/trustLists.js
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ var lists = new Map()
 var revision = -1
 var currentUser = null
 
-var listsSortKey
-var listsSortOrder
+var listsSortKey = "Name"
+var listsSortOrder = "descending"
 
-var trustedSortKey
-var trustedSortOrder
-var distrustedSortKey
-var distrustedSortOrder
+var trustedSortKey = "Trusted User"
+var trustedSortOrder = "descending"
+var distrustedSortKey = "Distrusted User"
+var distrustedSortOrder = "descending"
 
 function markTrusted(user) {
 	var linkSpan = document.getElementById("trusted-link-" + user)
diff --git a/webui/src/main/js/trustUsers.js b/webui/src/main/js/trustUsers.js
index 0301a6f0..d78b00bc 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/js/trustUsers.js
+++ b/webui/src/main/js/trustUsers.js
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ var trusted = new Map()
 var distrusted = new Map()
 var revision = -1
 
-var trustedUsersSortKey
-var trustedUsersSortOrder
-var distrustedUsersSortKey
-var distrustedUsersSortOrder
+var trustedUsersSortKey = "User"
+var trustedUsersSortOrder = "descending"
+var distrustedUsersSortKey = "User"
+var distrustedUsersSortOrder = "descending"
 
 function subscribe(host) {
 	var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest()
diff --git a/webui/src/main/js/upload.js b/webui/src/main/js/upload.js
index 6af722e3..8d1e1d30 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/js/upload.js
+++ b/webui/src/main/js/upload.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ function clear(ignored) {
 	xmlhttp.send(encodeURI("action=clear"));
 }
 
-var uploadsSortKey
-var uploadsSortOrder
+var uploadsSortKey = "Name"
+var uploadsSortOrder = "descending"
 
 function sortUploads(key, order) {
 	uploadsSortKey = key