diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/site_map_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/site_map_controller.js
index 18f105068e3..a5a5bfeb643 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/site_map_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/site_map_controller.js
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 Discourse.SiteMapController = Ember.ArrayController.extend(Discourse.HasCurrentUser, {
   itemController: "siteMapCategory",
 
-  showAdminLinks: function() {
-    return this.get("currentUser.staff");
-  }.property("currentUser.staff"),
-
-  flaggedPostsCount: function() {
-    return this.get("currentUser.site_flagged_posts_count");
-  }.property("currentUser.site_flagged_posts_count"),
+  showAdminLinks: Em.computed.alias('currentUser.staff'),
+  flaggedPostsCount: Em.computed.alias("currentUser.site_flagged_posts_count"),
 
   faqUrl: function() {
     return Discourse.SiteSettings.faq_url ? Discourse.SiteSettings.faq_url : Discourse.getURL('/faq');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site_map/_latest_topics_link.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site_map/_latest_topics_link.js.handlebars
index 1989d56f8c5..f83cd32c303 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site_map/_latest_topics_link.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site_map/_latest_topics_link.js.handlebars
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{#titledLinkTo "discovery.latest" titleKey="filters.latest.help" class="latest-topics-link"}}{{i18n filters.latest.title}}{{/titledLinkTo}}
+{{#titledLinkTo "discovery.latest" (query-params ascending="false" order="default") titleKey="filters.latest.help" class="latest-topics-link"}}{{i18n filters.latest.title}}{{/titledLinkTo}}