diff --git a/resources/default_tweaks.py b/resources/default_tweaks.py
index 6b351ed18c..9f6297ac79 100644
--- a/resources/default_tweaks.py
+++ b/resources/default_tweaks.py
@@ -519,9 +519,8 @@ preselect_first_completion = False
 
 #: Recognize numbers inside text when sorting
 # This means that when sorting on text fields like title the text "Book 2"
-# will sort before the text "Book 100". This is how humans usually expect
-# things to sort. If you prefer the computer sort (which is a little faster,
-# but will cause Book 100 to sort before Book 2), then set numeric_collation
-# to False.
-numeric_collation = True
+# will sort before the text "Book 100". If you want this behavior, set
+# numeric_collation = True note that doing so will cause problems with text
+# that starts with numbers and is a little slower.
+numeric_collation = False