diff --git a/screens/search_screen.py b/screens/search_screen.py
index 431fe89..a233645 100644
--- a/screens/search_screen.py
+++ b/screens/search_screen.py
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class SearchScreen(Screen):
     }
     """
     
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        
+        self.selects_changed = [] # just used to prevent some issues
+    
     def action_view_repo(self, author: str, repo_name: str):
         self.app.switch_screen(RepoViewScreen(author, repo_name))
 
@@ -75,12 +80,19 @@ class SearchScreen(Screen):
 
         loading.display = True
         
+        # get params we need to send
+        sort = self.query_one("#sort-select").value
+        order = self.query_one("#order-select").value
+        users_or_repos = self.query_one("#search-select").value
+        
         # send off a request
         response = requests.get(
             url=self.app.GITEA_HOST + "api/v1/repos/search",
             params={
                 "q": query_input.value,
-                "limit": 20
+                "limit": 20,
+                "sort": sort,
+                "order": order
             }
         )
 
@@ -105,6 +117,13 @@ class SearchScreen(Screen):
     def on_input_submitted(self, event: Input.Submitted):
         if event.input.id == "query":
             self.action_search_query()
+
+    def on_select_changed(self, event: Select.Changed):
+        if not event.select.id in self.selects_changed:
+            self.selects_changed.append(event.select.id)
+            return
+        
+        self.action_search_query()
     
     def on_mount(self):
         self.action_search_query()
@@ -115,17 +134,17 @@ class SearchScreen(Screen):
         
         with HorizontalGroup(id="search-box"):
             yield Input(placeholder="Search repos...", id="query")
-            yield Select.from_values([
-                "Alphabetical",
-                "Creation date",
-                "Last updated",
-                "Size",
-                "ID"
-            ], id="sort-select", allow_blank=False, value="Last updated")
-            yield Select.from_values([
-                "Ascending",
-                "Descending"
-            ], id="order-select", allow_blank=False, value="Ascending")
+            yield Select([
+                ("Alphabetical", "alpha"),
+                ("Creation date", "created"),
+                ("Last updated", "updated"),
+                ("Size", "size"),
+                ("ID", "id")
+            ], id="sort-select", allow_blank=False, value="updated")
+            yield Select([
+                ("Ascending", "asc"),
+                ("Descending", "desc")
+            ], id="order-select", allow_blank=False, value="desc")
             yield Select.from_values([
                 "Repositories",
                 "Users",