diff --git a/overseerr-api.yml b/overseerr-api.yml
index ac76f6a7e..9378d8db9 100644
--- a/overseerr-api.yml
+++ b/overseerr-api.yml
@@ -5448,6 +5448,7 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
             enum: [asc, desc]
+            nullable: true
             default: desc
         - in: query
           name: requestedBy
diff --git a/src/components/RequestList/index.tsx b/src/components/RequestList/index.tsx
index 2a07059ff..1dba8c0a8 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestList/index.tsx
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ const RequestList = () => {
 
       setCurrentFilter(filterSettings.currentFilter);
       setCurrentSort(filterSettings.currentSort);
-      setCurrentSortDirection(filterSettings.currentSortDirection);
       setCurrentPageSize(filterSettings.currentPageSize);
+      if (['asc', 'desc'].includes(filterSettings.currentSortDirection)) {
+        setCurrentSortDirection(filterSettings.currentSortDirection);
+      }
     }
 
     // If filter value is provided in query, use that instead