diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/group_collection_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/group_collection_controller.rb
index 1f39f475..cae00bf6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/group_collection_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/group_collection_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Api::V1::Timelines::GroupCollectionController < Api::BaseController
   private
 
   def set_sort_type
-    @sort_type = 'hot'
+    @sort_type = 'newest'
     @sort_type = params[:sort_by] if [
       'hot',
       'newest',