diff --git a/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/index.tsx b/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/index.tsx
index 2f94e341..b8c9ebe9 100644
--- a/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/index.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export default function ResultsDisplay(props: ResultsProps): JSX.Element {
         props.state.version,
         newPath,
         props.state.ecmaScriptVersion,
+        props.state.sortOption,
       ),
     });
   };
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ export default function ResultsDisplay(props: ResultsProps): JSX.Element {
         props.state.version,
         slicedPath,
         props.state.ecmaScriptVersion,
+        props.state.sortOption,
       ),
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/nav.tsx b/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/nav.tsx
index 375a85e8..79d0923e 100644
--- a/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/nav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/conformance/ResultsDisplay/nav.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ type SortProps = {
 };
 
 function SortingDropdown(props: SortProps): JSX.Element {
-  const [sortValue, setSortValue] = React.useState<string | undefined>();
+  const [sortValue, setSortValue] = React.useState<string>(props.sortValue ? props.sortValue : "alpha");
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setSortValue(props.sortValue);