diff --git a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs
index 97c17439c..e36ae141e 100644
--- a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ sub loadInitialItems()
     if not isValid(m.filter) then m.filter = "All"
     if not isValid(m.filterOptions) then m.filterOptions = "{}"
     if not isValid(m.view) then m.view = "Movies"
+    if not isValid(m.sortAscending) then m.sortAscending = true
 
     m.filterOptions = ParseJson(m.filterOptions)