diff --git a/ckan/tests/lib/test_solr_package_search.py b/ckan/tests/lib/test_solr_package_search.py
index 37980a9f5c0..98939c2d479 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/lib/test_solr_package_search.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/lib/test_solr_package_search.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def teardown_class(self):
     def _do_search(self, q, expected_pkgs, count=None):
         query = {
             'q': q,
-            'sort': 'rank'
+            'sort': 'score desc, name asc'
         }
         result = search.query_for(model.Package).run(query)
         pkgs = result['results']
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def teardown_class(self):
     def _do_search(self, q, wanted_results):
         query = {
             'q': q,
-            'sort': 'rank'
+            'sort': 'score desc, name asc',
         }
         result = search.query_for(model.Package).run(query)
         results = result['results']