diff --git a/public/react/src/modules/forums/PostPaginationHOC.js b/public/react/src/modules/forums/PostPaginationHOC.js
index 243cffeab..9105be1ac 100644
--- a/public/react/src/modules/forums/PostPaginationHOC.js
+++ b/public/react/src/modules/forums/PostPaginationHOC.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ return function wrap(WrappedComponent) {
 	      	}
 	      	const orderTypeMap = {
 	      		'hottest': 'replies_count',
-	      		'newest': 'created_at', // 'created_at',
+  	      		'newest': 'updated_at', // 'created_at',
 	      	}
 	      	const _search = this.props.history.location.search;
 		    const parsed = queryString.parse(_search);