diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/GalleryCardComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/GalleryCardComponent.tsx
index 85f3087ae..54cac8db5 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/GalleryCardComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/GalleryCardComponent.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export class GalleryCardComponent extends React.Component<GalleryCardComponentPr
   private static readonly cardItemGapBig = 10;
   private static readonly cardItemGapSmall = 8;
   private static readonly cardDeleteSpinnerHeight = 360;
+  private static readonly smallTextLineHeight = 18;
 
   constructor(props: GalleryCardComponentProps) {
     super(props);
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export class GalleryCardComponent extends React.Component<GalleryCardComponentPr
             </Card.Item>
 
             <Card.Section styles={{ root: { padding: GalleryCardComponent.cardItemGapBig } }}>
-              <Text variant="small" nowrap>
+              <Text variant="small" nowrap styles={{ root: { height: GalleryCardComponent.smallTextLineHeight } }}>
                 {this.props.data.tags ? (
                   this.props.data.tags.map((tag, index, array) => (
                     <span key={tag}>
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export class GalleryCardComponent extends React.Component<GalleryCardComponentPr
                 {cardTitle}
               </Text>
 
-              <Text variant="small" styles={{ root: { height: 36 } }}>
+              <Text variant="small" styles={{ root: { height: GalleryCardComponent.smallTextLineHeight * 2 } }}>
                 {this.renderTruncatedDescription()}
               </Text>
 
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/__snapshots__/GalleryCardComponent.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/__snapshots__/GalleryCardComponent.test.tsx.snap
index 17b066081..c11960a0d 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/__snapshots__/GalleryCardComponent.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/NotebookGallery/Cards/__snapshots__/GalleryCardComponent.test.tsx.snap
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ exports[`GalleryCardComponent renders 1`] = `
   >
     <Text
       nowrap={true}
+      styles={
+        Object {
+          "root": Object {
+            "height": 18,
+          },
+        }
+      }
       variant="small"
     >
       <span
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
index d776a50a7..5f80ba97a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/GalleryTab.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default class GalleryTab extends TabsBase {
       galleryItem: options.galleryItem,
       isFavorite: options.isFavorite,
       selectedTab: options.selectedTab,
-      sortBy: SortBy.MostViewed,
+      sortBy: SortBy.MostRecent,
       searchText: undefined,
     };
     this.galleryAndNotebookViewerComponentAdapter = new GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponentAdapter(
diff --git a/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx b/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
index 61032e24e..32038181b 100644
--- a/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/GalleryViewer/GalleryViewer.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const onInit = async () => {
   const props: GalleryAndNotebookViewerComponentProps = {
     junoClient: new JunoClient(),
     selectedTab: galleryViewerProps.selectedTab || GalleryTab.PublicGallery,
-    sortBy: galleryViewerProps.sortBy || SortBy.MostViewed,
+    sortBy: galleryViewerProps.sortBy || SortBy.MostRecent,
     searchText: galleryViewerProps.searchText,
   };