diff --git a/server/publications/boards.js b/server/publications/boards.js
index b54f27a83..aa6d64d8e 100644
--- a/server/publications/boards.js
+++ b/server/publications/boards.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Meteor.publishRelations('board', function(boardId, isArchived) {
         $or,
         // Sort required to ensure oplog usage
       },
-      { limit: 1, sort: { sort: 1 /* boards default sorting */, _id: 1 } },
+      { limit: 1, sort: { sort: 1 /* boards default sorting */ } },
     ),
     function(boardId, board) {
       this.cursor(Lists.find({ boardId, archived: isArchived }));