diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/views/collection_view.py b/backend/server/adventures/views/collection_view.py
index 7c636a9..1765342 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/views/collection_view.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/views/collection_view.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class CollectionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         order_direction = self.request.query_params.get('order_direction', 'asc')
 
         valid_order_by = ['name', 'updated_at', 'start_date']
+        if order_by not in valid_order_by:
             order_by = 'updated_at'
 
         if order_direction not in ['asc', 'desc']: