diff --git a/pages/[subdomain]/collection/[username]/[slugName].tsx b/pages/[subdomain]/collection/[username]/[slugName].tsx
index afea7820e..7acd4ff97 100644
--- a/pages/[subdomain]/collection/[username]/[slugName].tsx
+++ b/pages/[subdomain]/collection/[username]/[slugName].tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context: GetServerSidePropsContext) {
     search: search ? search.toString() : '',
     statFilter: statFilter ? statFilter.toString() as StatFilter : StatFilter.All,
     timeRange: TimeRange[TimeRange.All],
-    sortBy: 'sortField',
+    sortBy: 'collectionOrder',
     sortDir: 'asc',
     // TODO: when filtering, the original collection order is not maintained and instead we sort here
     // maybe need a separate doCollectionQuery function
diff --git a/pages/api/search/index.ts b/pages/api/search/index.ts
index 8e53f7f85..df1533b62 100644
--- a/pages/api/search/index.ts
+++ b/pages/api/search/index.ts
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ export async function doQuery(gameId: GameId, query: SearchQuery, reqUser?: User
       lookupUserBeforeSort = true;
     } else if (query.sortBy === 'name') {
       sortObj.push(['name', sortDirection]);
-    } else if (query.sortBy === 'sortField') {
-      sortObj.push(['sortField', sortDirection]);
+    } else if (query.sortBy === 'collectionOrder') {
+      sortObj.push(['collectionOrder', sortDirection]);
     } else if (query.sortBy === 'leastMoves') {
       sortObj.push(['leastMoves', sortDirection]);
     } else if (query.sortBy === 'ts') {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ export async function doQuery(gameId: GameId, query: SearchQuery, reqUser?: User
               { $project: { ...projection } },
               {
                 $addFields: {
-                  sortField: {
+                  collectionOrder: {
                     $indexOfArray: [query.includeLevelIds?.split(','), { $toString: '$_id' }],
                   }
                 }