diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index 85483443..a1e5b6af 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             state.view = 'map';
             state.span = pandora.user.ui.mapSelection
                 ? '@' + pandora.user.ui.mapSelection : '';
-            state.sort = pandora.user.ui.sort;
+            state.sort = !pandora.user.ui.item
+                ? pandora.user.ui.listSort : pandora.user.ui.itemSort;
         }
         if (!keys || keys.indexOf('mapFind') > -1) {
             state.item = pandora.user.ui.item;
             state.view = 'map';
             state.span = pandora.user.ui.mapFind
                 ? '@' + pandora.user.ui.mapFind : '';
-            state.sort = pandora.user.ui.sort;
+            state.sort = !pandora.user.ui.item
+                ? pandora.user.ui.listSort : pandora.user.ui.itemSort;
         }
         if (!keys || keys.filter(function(key) {
             return /^videoPoints/.test(key);
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
                 state.view = pandora.user.ui.itemView;
                 state.sort = pandora.user.ui.itemSort;
             }
+            if (pandora.user.ui.mapSelection) {
+                state.span = '@' + pandora.user.ui.mapSelection;
+            } else if (pandora.user.ui.mapFind) {
+                state.span = '@' + pandora.user.ui.mapFind;
+            }
             /*
             : pandora.isClipView(pandora.user.ui.itemView)
                 ? pandora.user.ui.itemSort : [],
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
index bd1045fa..ac7f7060 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ pandora.ui.sortSelect = function() {
     })
     .bindEvent({
         change: function(data) {
-            pandora.UI.set(sortKey, [{key: data.selected[0].id, operator: ''}]);
+            var key = data.selected[0].id;
+            pandora.UI.set(sortKey, [{
+                key: key,
+                operator: pandora.getSortOperator(key)
+            }]);
         },
         pandora_listsort: function(data) {
             that.selectItem(data.value[0].key);
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index ad825980..bf186cc6 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ pandora._getSortOperator = function(type) {
     ) > -1 ? '+' : '-';
 }
 
-pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) { // fixme: remove
+pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) { // fixme: remove?
     var type = Ox.getObjectById(
             /^clip:/.test(key) ? pandora.site.clipKeys : pandora.site.itemKeys,
             key