diff --git a/src/components/StoreWatchPage.js b/src/components/StoreWatchPage.js
index b4a3a39..35eaf80 100644
--- a/src/components/StoreWatchPage.js
+++ b/src/components/StoreWatchPage.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ const WATCH_TABLE_STATE_KEY = 'storeWatchTableState';
 
 const columnHelper = createColumnHelper();
 
+const DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE = {
+  sorting: [{ id: 'distanceKm', desc: false }],
+  columnFilters: [{ id: 'membership', value: 'false' }]
+};
+
 const ColumnTextFilter = ({ column, placeholder }) => {
   if (!column.getCanFilter()) {
     return null;
@@ -51,31 +56,23 @@ const ColumnSelectFilter = ({ column, options }) => {
 
 function readWatchTableState() {
   if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-    return {
-      sorting: [],
-      columnFilters: [{ id: 'isOpen', value: 'true' }]
-    };
+    return DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE;
   }
   try {
     const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(WATCH_TABLE_STATE_KEY);
     if (!raw) {
-      return {
-        sorting: [],
-        columnFilters: [{ id: 'isOpen', value: 'true' }]
-      };
+      return DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE;
     }
     const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
     return {
-      sorting: Array.isArray(parsed.sorting) ? parsed.sorting : [],
-      columnFilters: Array.isArray(parsed.columnFilters) && parsed.columnFilters.length > 0
-        ? parsed.columnFilters
-        : [{ id: 'isOpen', value: 'true' }]
+      sorting: Array.isArray(parsed.sorting) && parsed.sorting.length > 0 ? parsed.sorting : DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE.sorting,
+      columnFilters:
+        Array.isArray(parsed.columnFilters) && parsed.columnFilters.length > 0
+          ? parsed.columnFilters
+          : DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE.columnFilters
     };
   } catch {
-    return {
-      sorting: [],
-      columnFilters: [{ id: 'isOpen', value: 'true' }]
-    };
+    return DEFAULT_TABLE_STATE;
   }
 }