diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/users.js b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
index 26edf7a00109..3acd0cd80866 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async function getUsers(req, res) {
 		}
 		if (!set.length) {
 			set.push('users:online');
-			sortBy = 'online';
+			sortBy = 'lastonline';
 		}
 		return set.length > 1 ? set : set[0];
 	}
diff --git a/src/views/admin/manage/users.tpl b/src/views/admin/manage/users.tpl
index 0578299721fa..bf1511647314 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/manage/users.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/manage/users.tpl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 						<th data-sort="reputation" class="text-right pointer">[[admin/manage/users:users.reputation]] {{{if sort_reputation}}}<i class="fa fa-sort-{{{if reverse}}}down{{{else}}}up{{{end}}}">{{{end}}}</th>
 						<th data-sort="flags" class="text-right pointer">[[admin/manage/users:users.flags]] {{{if sort_flags}}}<i class="fa fa-sort-{{{if reverse}}}down{{{else}}}up{{{end}}}">{{{end}}}</th>
 						<th data-sort="joindate" class="pointer">[[admin/manage/users:users.joined]] {{{if sort_joindate}}}<i class="fa fa-sort-{{{if reverse}}}down{{{else}}}up{{{end}}}">{{{end}}}</th>
-						<th data-sort="lastonline" class="pointer">[[admin/manage/users:users.last-online]] {{{if sort_online}}}<i class="fa fa-sort-{{{if reverse}}}down{{{else}}}up{{{end}}}">{{{end}}}</th>
+						<th data-sort="lastonline" class="pointer">[[admin/manage/users:users.last-online]] {{{if sort_lastonline}}}<i class="fa fa-sort-{{{if reverse}}}down{{{else}}}up{{{end}}}">{{{end}}}</th>
 					</tr>
 				</thead>
 				<tbody>