diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
index a3e27d8e..d904b4df 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/landing.js
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@
       paging: false,
       searching: false,
       info: false,
-      ordering: false,
+      order: [[ 0, "desc" ]],
       language: {
         emptyTable: " "
       },
       columns: [
         { data: "start_time" },
-        { data: "previews"},
+        { data: "previews" },
         { data: "duration" },
         { data: "playbacks" },
         { data: "id" }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/landing.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/landing.scss
index 11e2fd6d..f53a86ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/landing.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/landing.scss
@@ -9,5 +9,13 @@
 .rooms {
   .table-wrapper {
     padding: 40px 50px 10px 50px;
+
+    #recordings {
+      thead {
+        th:after {
+          content: none; //removes the sort icon in table header
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
index 5a143ae0..99b1f194 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
           </h3>
           <%= yield %>
         </div>
+        <%= yield :footer %>
       </div>
-      <%= yield :footer %>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>