diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index c4c8350d1..c02fe2395 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(
         set(value) = setLong(R.string.p_install_date, value)
 
     override var sortMode: Int
-        get() = getInt(R.string.p_sort_mode, SortHelper.SORT_AUTO)
+        get() = getInt(R.string.p_sort_mode, SortHelper.SORT_DUE)
         set(value) { setInt(R.string.p_sort_mode, value) }
 
     override var groupMode: Int
-        get() = getInt(R.string.p_group_mode, SortHelper.GROUP_NONE)
+        get() = getInt(R.string.p_group_mode, SortHelper.SORT_DUE)
         set(value) { setInt(R.string.p_group_mode, value) }
 
     override var completedMode: Int
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.kt
index 2e480743b..78c946c78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.kt
@@ -230,12 +230,12 @@ class WidgetPreferences(
     }
 
     override var sortMode: Int
-        get() = getInt(R.string.p_widget_sort, SortHelper.SORT_AUTO)
+        get() = getInt(R.string.p_widget_sort, SortHelper.SORT_DUE)
         set(sortMode) {
             setInt(R.string.p_widget_sort, sortMode)
         }
     override var groupMode: Int
-        get() = getInt(R.string.p_widget_group, SortHelper.GROUP_NONE)
+        get() = getInt(R.string.p_widget_group, SortHelper.SORT_DUE)
         set(groupMode) {
             setInt(R.string.p_widget_group, groupMode)
         }