diff --git a/rslib/src/config.rs b/rslib/src/config.rs
index 3ee0114d0..c768b1122 100644
--- a/rslib/src/config.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/config.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub(crate) local_offset: Option<i32>,
     #[serde(rename = "sortType", deserialize_with = "default_on_invalid")]
     pub(crate) browser_sort_kind: SortKind,
-    #[serde(rename = "sortBackwards", default)]
+    #[serde(rename = "sortBackwards", deserialize_with = "default_on_invalid")]
     pub(crate) browser_sort_reverse: bool,
 }