diff --git a/src/Handler/Admin.hs b/src/Handler/Admin.hs
index 2ee38518b..ad3b77383 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Admin.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Admin.hs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ postAdminFeaturesR = do
             ]
           dbtSorting    = Map.fromList
             [ ("key"   , SortColumn (E.^. StudyTermsKey))
-            , ("isnew" , SortColumn (\studyTerm -> studyTerm E.^. StudyTermsKey `E.in_` E.valList (unStudyTermsKey <$> Set.toList newKeys)))
+            , ("isnew" , SortColumn (\studyTerm -> studyTerm E.^. StudyTermsKey `E.in_` E.valList (unStudyTermsKey <$> Set.toList newKeys))) -- works only once
             -- Remember: sorting with E.in_ by StudyTermsId instead will produce esqueleto-error "unsafeSqlBinOp: non-id/composite keys not expected here"
             , ("isbad" , SortColumn (\studyTerm -> studyTerm E.^. StudyTermsKey `E.in_` E.valList (unStudyTermsKey <$> Set.toList badKeys)))
             , ("name"  , SortColumn (E.^. StudyTermsName))
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ postAdminFeaturesR = do
                               }
           psValidator   = def
                         -- & defaultSorting [SortAscBy "name", SortAscBy "short", SortAscBy "key"]
-                        & defaultSorting [SortDescBy "isbad", SortDescBy "isnew", SortAscBy "key"]
+                        & defaultSorting [SortDescBy "isnew", SortDescBy "isbad", SortAscBy "key"]
       in dbTable psValidator DBTable{..}
 
     mkCandidateTable =