diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/label_templates/label_templates_datatable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/label_templates/label_templates_datatable.js
index 4ae3cba47..2531aedab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/label_templates/label_templates_datatable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/label_templates/label_templates_datatable.js
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@
     var $table = $('#label-templates-table');
     LABEL_TEMPLATE_TABLE = $table.DataTable({
       dom: "R<'label-toolbar'<'label-buttons-container'><'label-search-container'f>>t<'pagination-row hidden'<'pagination-info'li><'pagination-actions'p>>",
-      order: [[1, 'desc']],
+      order: [[2, 'desc']],
+      stateSave: true,
       sScrollX: '100%',
       sScrollXInner: '100%',
       processing: true,