diff --git a/openedx/stanford/lms/envs/common.py b/openedx/stanford/lms/envs/common.py
index 2c46b1ebd61b..cfccea1e2712 100644
--- a/openedx/stanford/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/openedx/stanford/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 # The following fields are available in the URL: {course_id} {student_id}
 PROGRESS_SUCCESS_BUTTON_URL = 'http://<domain>/<path>/{course_id}'
 PROGRESS_SUCCESS_BUTTON_TEXT_OVERRIDE = None
+SEARCH_DISCOVERY_SORT_FIELDS = '_score:desc,start:desc'
 SEARCH_FILTER_GENERATOR = 'openedx.stanford.lms.lib.courseware_search.lms_filter_generator.TileSearchFilterGenerator'
 SHIB_REDIRECT_DOMAIN_WHITELIST = {
     # Mapping of hosts to a list of safe redirect domains from that host
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 10ed55fc9c42..084e36bbfcda 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ edx-oauth2-provider==1.2.0
 edx-opaque-keys==0.4.0
 edx-organizations==0.4.4
 edx-rest-api-client==1.7.1
-git+https://github.com/Stanford-Online/edx-search.git@e2aba4a30cf2dc6aa901799596161a59fa3e3baa#egg=edx-search==1.2.1
+git+https://github.com/Stanford-Online/edx-search.git@8ad2adc3dcbb2f82573487539c84c3c425da63dc#egg=edx-search==1.3.0
 facebook-sdk==0.4.0
 feedparser==5.1.3
 firebase-token-generator==1.3.2