1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
index 8da30c19..5e6bfc68 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ sub get_thread {
          }
          $opts ||= {};
          $opts->{limit} ||= 1000;
+
+        # always sort threads by timestamp, this makes life easier
+        # for the threading algorithm (in SearchThread.pm)
+        $opts->{asc} = 1;
+
          _do_enquire($self, $qtid, $opts);
  }