diff --git a/panels/hits/module.js b/panels/hits/module.js
index f78480df03b..6412a7eb471 100644
--- a/panels/hits/module.js
+++ b/panels/hits/module.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.hits', [])
     var results = request
       .query(ejs.FilteredQuery(
         ejs.QueryStringQuery($scope.panel.query || '*'),
-        ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+        ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
           .from($scope.time.from)
           .to($scope.time.to)
         )
diff --git a/panels/map/module.js b/panels/map/module.js
index dd9b69130a2..f3dbaded35d 100644
--- a/panels/map/module.js
+++ b/panels/map/module.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.map', [])
         .facetFilter(ejs.QueryFilter(
           ejs.FilteredQuery(
             ejs.QueryStringQuery($scope.panel.query || '*'),
-            ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+            ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
               .from($scope.time.from)
               .to($scope.time.to)
             )))).size(0)
diff --git a/panels/pie/module.js b/panels/pie/module.js
index 34c3c789a0a..89fe4cc52ae 100644
--- a/panels/pie/module.js
+++ b/panels/pie/module.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.pie', [])
       _.each($scope.panel.query, function(v) {
         queries.push(ejs.FilteredQuery(
           ejs.QueryStringQuery(v.query || '*'),
-          ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+          ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
             .from($scope.time.from)
             .to($scope.time.to))
         )
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.pie', [])
           .facetFilter(ejs.QueryFilter(
             ejs.FilteredQuery(
               ejs.QueryStringQuery($scope.panel.query.query || '*'),
-              ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+              ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
                 .from($scope.time.from)
                 .to($scope.time.to)
                 .cache(false)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.pie', [])
     } else {
       var results = request
         .query(ejs.QueryStringQuery($scope.panel.query.query || '*'))
-        .filter(ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+        .filter(ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
           .from($scope.time.from)
           .to($scope.time.to)
           .cache(false))
diff --git a/panels/sort/module.js b/panels/sort/module.js
index 8498a4d9031..e20c9ecf4da 100644
--- a/panels/sort/module.js
+++ b/panels/sort/module.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.sort', [])
   // Set and populate defaults
   var _d = {
     label   : "Sort",
-    sort    : [config.timefield,'desc'],
+    sort    : ['_score','desc'],
     group   : "default"
   }
   _.defaults($scope.panel,_d);
diff --git a/panels/stringquery/module.html b/panels/stringquery/module.html
index 0e15bdda015..c2953aaec97 100644
--- a/panels/stringquery/module.html
+++ b/panels/stringquery/module.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       </form>
     </div>
     <div ng-switch-when="true">
-        <form ng-class="{form-inline: panel.multi_arrange == 'horizontal'}" style="width:100%;" >        
+        <form ng-class="{'form-inline': panel.multi_arrange == 'horizontal'}" style="width:100%;" >        
           <span ng-repeat="q in panel.query">
             <span class="input-append" style="margin-bottom:0px;margin-right:5px">
               <button class="btn btn-danger" type="submit" style="width:50px;margin-left:-50px;visibility:hidden"></button>
diff --git a/panels/stringquery/module.js b/panels/stringquery/module.js
index e289e51afbf..2a19a97e546 100644
--- a/panels/stringquery/module.js
+++ b/panels/stringquery/module.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.stringquery', [])
     label   : "Search",
     query   : "*",
     size    : 100,
-    sort    : [config.timefield,'desc'],
+    sort    : ['_score','desc'],
     group   : "default",
     multi   : false,
     multi_arrange: 'horizontal',
diff --git a/panels/table/module.js b/panels/table/module.js
index d59a983b591..25b33ee29e1 100644
--- a/panels/table/module.js
+++ b/panels/table/module.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ angular.module('kibana.table', [])
     var results = request
       .query(ejs.FilteredQuery(
         ejs.QueryStringQuery($scope.panel.query || '*'),
-        ejs.RangeFilter(config.timefield)
+        ejs.RangeFilter($scope.time.field)
           .from($scope.time.from)
           .to($scope.time.to)
         )