diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index f13bb9168..05c8042f7 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "report.next.labels=ID,Active,Age,Deps,P,Project,Tag,Recur,S,Due,Until,Description,Urg\n"
   "report.next.columns=id,start.age,entry.age,depends,priority,project,tags,recur,scheduled.countdown,due.remaining,until.remaining,description,urgency\n"
   "report.next.filter=status:pending limit:page\n"
-  "report.next.sort=start-,urgency-\n"
+  "report.next.sort=urgency-\n"
   "\n"
   "report.ready.description=Most urgent actionable tasks\n"
   "report.ready.labels=ID,Active,Age,D,P,Project,Tags,R,S,Due,Until,Description,Urg\n"
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index a2eb0cea8..cad0f0c7d 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ void Hooks::onModify (const Task& before, Task& after)
         throw 0;  // This is how hooks silently terminate processing.
       }
     }
+
     after = Task (input[1]);
   }