diff --git a/app/templates/user/_read_posts_nav.html b/app/templates/user/_read_posts_nav.html
index 7865544e..b80edf7e 100644
--- a/app/templates/user/_read_posts_nav.html
+++ b/app/templates/user/_read_posts_nav.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="btn-group mt-1 mb-2" aria-label="{{ _('Sorting methods: ') }}">
-    <a href="/read-posts/newest" class="btn {{ 'btn-primary' if sort == 'newest' else 'btn-outline-secondary' }}" rel="nofollow noindex" title="{{ _('Newest posts') }}">
+    <a href="/read-posts/new" class="btn {{ 'btn-primary' if sort == 'new' else 'btn-outline-secondary' }}" rel="nofollow noindex" title="{{ _('Newest posts') }}">
         {{ _('Newest') }}
     </a>
     <a href="/read-posts/oldest" class="btn {{ 'btn-primary' if sort == 'oldest' else 'btn-outline-secondary' }}" rel="nofollow noindex" title="{{ _('Oldest posts') }}">
diff --git a/app/user/routes.py b/app/user/routes.py
index 3bbb038d..e02830ea 100644
--- a/app/user/routes.py
+++ b/app/user/routes.py
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ def user_read_posts(sort=None):
         posts = posts.order_by(desc(Post.sticky)).order_by(desc(Post.ranking)).order_by(desc(Post.posted_at))
     elif sort == 'top':
         posts = posts.filter(Post.posted_at > utcnow() - timedelta(days=7)).order_by(desc(Post.sticky)).order_by(desc(Post.up_votes - Post.down_votes))
-    elif sort == 'newest':
+    elif sort == 'new':
         posts = posts.order_by(desc(Post.posted_at))
     elif sort == 'oldest':
         posts = posts.order_by(asc(Post.posted_at))