diff --git a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
index 443ac5f0d3..295341bc02 100644
--- a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
+++ b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ProductsReflex < ApplicationReflex
   end
 
   def ransack_query
-    query = { s: "name desc" }
+    query = {}
     query.merge!(supplier_id_in: @producer_id) if @producer_id.present?
     if @search_term.present?
       query.merge!(Spree::Variant::SEARCH_KEY => @search_term)
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/products_v3/products_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/products_v3/products_spec.rb
index 4e7b7ecc97..915de05c64 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/products_v3/products_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/products_v3/products_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ describe 'As an admin, I can see the new product page' do
     expect(page).to have_content "Bulk Edit Products"
   end
 
+  describe "sorting" do
+    let!(:product_z) { create(:simple_product, name: "Zucchini") }
+    let!(:product_a) { create(:simple_product, name: "Apples") }
+
+    before do
+      visit admin_products_v3_index_url
+    end
+
+    it "Should sort products alphabetically by default" do
+      expect(page).to have_selector "table.products tbody tr td", text: "Apples"
+      # other products push later one to next page
+      expect(page).not_to have_selector "table.products tbody tr td", text: "Zucchini"
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "pagination" do
     before do
       visit admin_products_v3_index_url