diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index cfc0c0da..e03d98e0 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'travis/limited_array'
 
 Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
-  defaultTab: 'recent'
+  defaultTab: 'owned'
   isLoadedBinding: 'content.isLoaded'
   needs: ['currentUser', 'repo']
   currentUserBinding: 'controllers.currentUser'
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
index 76ad656a..d90d93e3 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <ul class="tabs">
-  <li id="tab_recent" {{bindAttr class="view.classRecent"}}>
-    <h5><a {{action activate "recent" target="view"}}>{{t layouts.application.recent}}</a></h5>
-  </li>
   <li id="tab_owned" {{bindAttr class="view.classOwned"}}>
     <h5><a {{action activate "owned" target="view"}}>{{t layouts.application.my_repositories}}</a></h5>
   </li>
+
+  <li id="tab_recent" {{bindAttr class="view.classRecent"}}>
+    <h5><a {{action activate "recent" target="view"}}>{{t layouts.application.recent}}</a></h5>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="tab_search" {{bindAttr class="view.classSearch"}}>
     <h5><a {{action activate "search" target="view"}}>{{t layouts.application.search}}</a></h5>
   </li>