diff --git a/admin/columns_settings.yml b/admin/columns_settings.yml
index 3964d64dd7..52b01204a0 100644
--- a/admin/columns_settings.yml
+++ b/admin/columns_settings.yml
@@ -976,6 +976,8 @@ modules:
 
     patron-lists:
       patron-list-table:
+        default_display_length: 20
+        default_sort_order: 3
         columns:
             -
               columnname: checkbox
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/patron_lists/list.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/patron_lists/list.tt
index 87d0c73f78..af946b4527 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/patron_lists/list.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/patron_lists/list.tt
@@ -236,11 +236,10 @@
         $(document).ready(function() {
             $('#patrons_to_add_fieldset').hide();
 
-                var columns_settings_table = [% TablesSettings.GetColumns('members', 'patron-lists', 'patron-list-table', 'json') | $raw %]
+                var table_settings = [% TablesSettings.GetTableSettings('members', 'patron-lists', 'patron-list-table', 'json') | $raw %]
                 KohaTable('patron-list-table', {
-                    "order": [[ 3, "asc" ]],
                     "sPaginationType": "full"
-                }, columns_settings_table);
+                }, table_settings);
 
             patron_autocomplete({
                 patron_container: $("#patrons_to_add"),