diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index 1377bbd22..061433813 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(
         set(value) { setBoolean(R.string.p_sort_ascending, value) }
 
     override var groupAscending: Boolean
-        get() = getBoolean(R.string.p_group_ascending, false)
+        get() = getBoolean(R.string.p_group_ascending, true)
         set(value) { setBoolean(R.string.p_group_ascending, value) }
 
     override var completedAscending: Boolean