diff --git a/Vseq.ini b/Vseq.ini
index e978883..4e7c8b4 100644
--- a/Vseq.ini
+++ b/Vseq.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ min_ions_matched = 2			# Min. number of matched ions required in a candidate
 precursor_tolerance = 0.3		# Tolerance in Th (To match ExpNeutralMass to m/z values in mgf)
 fragment_tolerance = 15			# Tolerance in ppm (Max. ppm error)
 best_n = 5				# Number of candidates to make Vseq plots for
-sort_by = ions_matched			# Criterion to sort candidates by (Options = ions_matched, e_score, product, v_score, hyperscore)
+sort_by = hyperscore			# Criterion to sort candidates by (Options = ions_matched, e_score, product, v_score, hyperscore)
 vseq_threshold = 10			# Min. value to plot VseqExplorer results
 ppm_plot = 30				# Max. ppm error for fragments in the interpreted plot
 parallelize = candidate			# Criterion to parallelize by (Options = candidate, sequence, both)