diff --git a/app/controllers/admins/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admins/base_controller.rb
index e2e3babae..ad56afbf7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admins/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admins/base_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class Admins::BaseController < ApplicationController
   layout 'admin'
 
   skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
+  skip_before_action :setup_laboratory
 
   before_action :require_login, :require_admin!
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admins/laboratories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admins/laboratories_controller.rb
index 3bc9383cc..d75b2e11f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admins/laboratories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admins/laboratories_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class Admins::LaboratoriesController < Admins::BaseController
   def index
-    params[:sort_by] = params[:sort_by].presence || 'id'
-    params[:sort_direction] = params[:sort_direction].presence || 'desc'
+    default_sort('id', 'desc')
 
     laboratories = Admins::LaboratoryQuery.call(params)
     @laboratories = paginate laboratories.preload(:school, :laboratory_users)