diff --git a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
index 46d95dd1a..157d30449 100644
--- a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
+++ b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ const defaultData: Omit<
     skip: 0,
     limit: 300,
     depth: '2',
-    sort_by: 'date_added_to_graph',
+    sort_by: 'score',
     include_properties: 'true',
     top_node_count: '50',
     includeContent: 'true',
     node_type: [],
-    search_method: 'score',
+    search_method: 'vector',
   },
   isFetching: false,
   isLoadingNew: false,