diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/notifications/_notifications.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/notifications/_notifications.html.erb
index 495174082c..9c075352d7 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/notifications/_notifications.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/notifications/_notifications.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% if messages.present? %>
   <div class="table-responsive">
-    <table class="table table-striped datatable">
+    <table class="table table-striped datatable" data-order='[[0, "desc"]]'>
       <thead>
         <tr>
           <th><%= t('hyrax.mailbox.date') %></th>