diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52cb2f88ee..b010e87959 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed problem with cutting image height in category page on 1024px+ screen res - @AdKamil (#3781)
 - Fixed null value of search input - @AdKamil (#3778)
 - Fixed product sorting - @AdKamil (#3785)
+- Fixed sorting on category page and product tile sizing - @andrzejewsky (#3817)
 - Redirect from simple product using url_path - @benjick (#3804)
 
-
 ## [1.11.0-rc.2] - 2019.10.31
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/core/modules/catalog-next/store/category/actions.ts b/core/modules/catalog-next/store/category/actions.ts
index 82703450dc..cf1ba8c136 100644
--- a/core/modules/catalog-next/store/category/actions.ts
+++ b/core/modules/catalog-next/store/category/actions.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const actions: ActionTree<CategoryState, RootState> = {
     let filterQr = buildFilterProductsQuery(searchCategory, searchQuery.filters)
     const {items, perPage, start, total, aggregations} = await quickSearchByQuery({
       query: filterQr,
-      sort: searchQuery.sort,
+      sort: searchQuery.sort || 'updated_at:desc',
       includeFields: entities.productList.includeFields,
       excludeFields: entities.productList.excludeFields,
       size: pageSize
diff --git a/core/modules/user/test/unit/store/mutations.spec.ts b/core/modules/user/test/unit/store/mutations.spec.ts
index ee29db182e..9ddca62aab 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/test/unit/store/mutations.spec.ts
+++ b/core/modules/user/test/unit/store/mutations.spec.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ describe('User mutations', () => {
 
   describe('USER_START_SESSION', () => {
     it('should assign session_started', () => {
+      const sessionDate = new Date()
+
       const stateMock = {
-        session_started: new Date()
+        session_started: sessionDate
       }
       const expectedState = {
-        session_started: new Date()
+        session_started: sessionDate
       }
       const wrapper = (mutations: any) => mutations[types.USER_START_SESSION](stateMock)
 
@@ -163,5 +165,4 @@ describe('User mutations', () => {
       expect(stateMock).toEqual(expectedState)
     })
   })
-
 })
diff --git a/src/themes/default/components/core/ProductTile.vue b/src/themes/default/components/core/ProductTile.vue
index 59e87cd895..101b4dbf71 100644
--- a/src/themes/default/components/core/ProductTile.vue
+++ b/src/themes/default/components/core/ProductTile.vue
@@ -198,14 +198,11 @@ $color-white: color(white);
 
 .product-cover {
   overflow: hidden;
-  max-height: 300px;
+
   &__thumb {
     padding-bottom: calc(143.88% / (164.5 / 100));
     @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
-      padding-bottom: calc(250% / (276.5 / 100));
-    }
-    @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
-      padding-bottom: calc(200% / (276.5 / 100));
+      padding-bottom: calc(300% / (276.5 / 100));
     }
     opacity: 0.8;
     will-change: opacity, transform;
diff --git a/src/themes/default/components/core/SortBy.vue b/src/themes/default/components/core/SortBy.vue
index f05b15ef29..ddec54e72b 100644
--- a/src/themes/default/components/core/SortBy.vue
+++ b/src/themes/default/components/core/SortBy.vue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default {
     value: {
       handler () {
         const defaultVariant = this.value && this.value.length ? this.value : products.defaultSortBy.attribute
-        this.sortby = this.sortingVariants.find(variant => variant.id === defaultVariant)
+        this.sortby = this.sortingVariants.find(variant => variant.id.includes(defaultVariant))
       },
       immediate: true
     }