diff --git a/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc b/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
index 42848ebc3..a9fb1370c 100644
--- a/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@
             "mapSelection": "",
             "page": "",
             "section": "items",
+            "sequenceMode": "shape",
+            "sequenceSort": [{"key": "director", "operator": "+"}],
             "showAnnotations": true,
             "showBrowser": true,
             "showCalendarControls": true, // fixme: should be false
diff --git a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
index 34c268cb7..0585fb084 100644
--- a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@
             "mapSelection": "",
             "page": "",
             "section": "items",
+            "sequenceMode": "shape",
+            "sequenceSort": [{"key": "director", "operator": "+"}],
             "showAnnotations": true,
             "showAnnotationsCalendar": true,
             "showAnnotationsMap": true,
diff --git a/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc b/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
index 1e999d901..5cd5fa3f7 100644
--- a/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@
             "mapSelection": "",
             "page": "",
             "section": "items",
+            "sequenceMode": "shape",
+            "sequenceSort": [{"key": "director", "operator": "+"}],
             "showAnnotations": true,
             "showAnnotationsCalendar": true,
             "showAnnotationsMap": true,