diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
index 7c356c7c8..a25502d66 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ var controllerOpts = {
       var filter = this.get('model.filter'),
           self = this;
 
+      this.setProperties({ order: 'default', ascending: false });
+
       // Don't refresh if we're still loading
       if (this.get('controllers.discovery.loading')) { return; }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js
index b7fe81d1a..046244979 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ Discourse.URL = Em.Object.createWithMixins({
   navigatedToHome: function(oldPath, path) {
     var homepage = Discourse.Utilities.defaultHomepage();
 
-    if (window.history && window.history.pushState && path === "/" && (oldPath === "/" || oldPath === "/" + homepage)) {
+    if (window.history &&
+        window.history.pushState &&
+        (path === "/" || path === "/" + homepage) &&
+        (oldPath === "/" || oldPath === "/" + homepage)) {
       this.appEvents.trigger('url:refresh');
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.hbs
index eb4076efb..9b5cd67a1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.hbs
@@ -37,17 +37,13 @@
           {{/if}}
         </th>
         {{/if}}
-        {{#sortable-heading sortBy="default" action="changeSort" order=order ascending=ascending}}
-          {{i18n topic.title}}
-        {{/sortable-heading}}
+        {{#sortable-heading}} {{i18n topic.title}} {{/sortable-heading}}
         {{#unless controller.hideCategory}}
           {{#sortable-heading sortBy="category" action="changeSort" order=order ascending=ascending}}
             {{i18n category_title}}
           {{/sortable-heading}}
         {{/unless}}
-        {{#sortable-heading sortBy="posters" action="changeSort" order=order ascending=ascending}}
-          {{i18n users}}
-        {{/sortable-heading}}
+        {{#sortable-heading}} {{i18n users}} {{/sortable-heading}}
         {{#sortable-heading sortBy="posts" number=true action="changeSort" order=order ascending=ascending}}
           {{i18n posts}}
         {{/sortable-heading}}