diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex
index ef98ec0..aefdbea 100644
--- a/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index_web/live/author_live/index.ex
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ defmodule DecentralisedBookIndexWeb.AuthorLive.Index do
 
     page = Metadata.search_author!(
       search_query,
+      query: [sort_input: sort_by],
       page: page_params ++ [count: true],
     )