diff --git a/local/config/vufind/facets.ini b/local/config/vufind/facets.ini
index 70f05948c9a268b828172d157ba3bd5a0c2b52ac..b9d27b2c2d489151c9f69af6786c9164001958f7 100644
--- a/local/config/vufind/facets.ini
+++ b/local/config/vufind/facets.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ publishDate        = "adv_search_year"  ; share year string w/advanced search pa
 [SpecialFacets]
 ; Any fields listed below will be treated as year-based date ranges rather than plain
 ; facets:
-dateRange[] = publishDate
+dateRange[] = publishDateSort
 ; Any fields listed below will be treated as year/month/day-based date ranges rather
 ; than plain facets:
 ;fullDateRange[] = example_field_date