diff --git a/js/catalog.js b/js/catalog.js
index bf781c10..c620918c 100644
--- a/js/catalog.js
+++ b/js/catalog.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (active_page == 'catalog') $(function(){
 
 	$("#sort_by").change(function(){
 		var value = this.value;
-		$('#Grid').mixItUp('sort', (((value == "random") || (board_name == "overboard")) ? value : "sticky:desc " + value));
+		$('#Grid').mixItUp('sort', (((value == "random") || is_overboard) ? value : "sticky:desc " + value));
 		catalog.sort_by = value;
 		localStorage.catalog = JSON.stringify(catalog);
 	});
diff --git a/templates/themes/catalog/catalog.html b/templates/themes/catalog/catalog.html
index 7fa7146f..00cc21e2 100644
--- a/templates/themes/catalog/catalog.html
+++ b/templates/themes/catalog/catalog.html
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 	 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0">
 	<script type='text/javascript'>
 		var active_page = "catalog"
-		  , board_name = "{{ board.uri }}";
+		  , board_name = "{{ board.uri }}"
+		  , is_overboard = "{{ is_overboard }}";
 	</script>
 		<title>{{ settings.title }} ( /{{ board.title|e }}/ )</title>
 	{% include 'header.html' %}
diff --git a/templates/themes/catalog/theme.php b/templates/themes/catalog/theme.php
index 76b4641e..0207a0da 100644
--- a/templates/themes/catalog/theme.php
+++ b/templates/themes/catalog/theme.php
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@
                 'recent_posts' => $recent_posts,
                 'stats' => array(),
                 'board' => $board,
+                'is_overboard' => $is_overboard,
                 'link' => $board_link,
                 'no_post_form' => false,
             );