diff --git a/src/hooks/useSortBy.js b/src/hooks/useSortBy.js
index d6d4fe9..cf5de16 100755
--- a/src/hooks/useSortBy.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useSortBy.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(
     PropTypes.shape({
       sortByFn: PropTypes.func,
-      efaultSortDesc: PropTypes.bool
+      defaultSortDesc: PropTypes.bool
     })
   ),
   sortByFn: PropTypes.func,
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ export const useSortBy = props => {
 
       if (!multi) {
         if (sortBy.length <= 1 && existingSortBy) {
-          if (existingSortBy.desc) {
+          if ((existingSortBy.desc && !resolvedDefaultSortDesc) ||
+            (!existingSortBy.desc && resolvedDefaultSortDesc)) {
             action = 'remove'
           } else {
             action = 'toggle'