diff --git a/src/components/Search.js b/src/components/Search.js
index 3e65b43e..231a6d00 100644
--- a/src/components/Search.js
+++ b/src/components/Search.js
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ export function Search(props) {
 
   const filtersAnchor = React.useRef();
 
+  const defaultSort = [
+    {
+      label: 'Featured',
+      value: config.index.indexName,
+    },
+  ];
+  const sorts = defaultSort.concat(config.sorts);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (filtersAnchor.current && props.isFiltering) {
       filtersAnchor.current.scrollTop = 0;
@@ -106,12 +114,12 @@ export function Search(props) {
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="uni-BodyHeader-extraOptions">
-                  {config.sorts?.length > 0 && (
+                  {sorts.length > 1 && (
                     <div className="uni-BodyHeader-sortBy">
                       <span className="uni-Label">Sort by</span>
                       <SortBy
-                        items={config.sorts}
-                        defaultRefinement={config.sorts[0].value}
+                        items={sorts}
+                        defaultRefinement={sorts[0].value}
                       />
                     </div>
                   )}
diff --git a/src/config/index.js b/src/config/index.js
index 5cb93c19..7e28aca5 100644
--- a/src/config/index.js
+++ b/src/config/index.js
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ const config = {
   hitComponent: Hit,
   googleAnalytics: false,
   sorts: [
-    {
-      label: 'Featured',
-      value: 'instant_search',
-    },
     {
       label: 'Price ascending',
       value: 'instant_search_price_asc',