diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectListView.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectListView.tsx
index 160d0a6869..3e06b6e14c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectListView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectListView.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const ProjectListView: React.FC<ProjectListViewProps> = ({ allowCreate, scope })
       <Table
         enablePagination
         variant="compact"
+        defaultSortColumn={3}
         data={filteredProjects}
         hasNestedHeader
         columns={columns}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
index b3a9dedf2d..cf22ce7cd5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ const ProjectTableRow: React.FC<ProjectTableRowProps> = ({
               {loaded ? (
                 <>
                   {notebookState ? (
-                    <Td dataLabel="workbenchName" className="odh-project-table__workbench-column">
+                    <Td
+                      dataLabel="workbenchName"
+                      style={{ paddingLeft: 'var(--pf-v5-global--spacer--sm)' }}
+                    >
                       <NotebookRouteLink
                         label={getNotebookDisplayName(notebookState.notebook)}
                         notebook={notebookState.notebook}