diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c993524c..14c2e2e30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 2. [](#bugfix)
     * Fixed missing changes in yaml & markdown files if saved multiple times during the same second because of a caching issue
     * Fixed XSS check not detecting onX events without quotes
+    * Fixed default collection ordering in pages admin
 
 # v1.7.32
 ## 03/28/2022
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/PageIndex.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/PageIndex.php
index 870978b7e..f919d432c 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/PageIndex.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/PageIndex.php
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class PageIndex extends FlexPageIndex implements PageCollectionInterface
             /** @var Header $header */
             $header = $page->header();
 
-            if (!$field && $header->get('admin.children_display_order') === 'collection' && ($orderby = $header->get('content.order.by'))) {
+            if (!$field && $header->get('admin.children_display_order', 'collection') === 'collection' && ($orderby = $header->get('content.order.by'))) {
                 // Use custom sorting by page header.
                 $sortby = $orderby;
                 $order = $header->get('content.order.dir', $order);