diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b4c7dc6cf..9a7bdbbbdb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ DSPACE_REST_SSL # Whether the angular REST uses SSL [true/false]
 
 The same settings can also be overwritten by setting system environment variables instead, E.g.:
 ```bash 
-export DSPACE_HOST=dspace7.4science.cloud
+export DSPACE_HOST=api7.dspace.org
 ```
 
 The priority works as follows: **environment variable** overrides **variable in `.env` file** overrides **`environment.(prod, dev or test).ts`** overrides **`environment.common.ts`**
diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md
index ac5ca3ef72..f918622568 100644
--- a/docs/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/Configuration.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const environment = {
   // The REST API server settings.
   rest: {
     ssl: true,
-    host: 'dspace7.4science.cloud',
+    host: 'api7.dspace.org',
     port: 443,
     // NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
     nameSpace: '/server'
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const environment = {
 Alternately you can set the following environment variables. If any of these are set, it will override all configuration files:
 ```
   DSPACE_REST_SSL=true
-  DSPACE_REST_HOST=dspace7.4science.cloud
+  DSPACE_REST_HOST=api7.dspace.org
   DSPACE_REST_PORT=443
   DSPACE_REST_NAMESPACE=/server
 ```
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
index 734d84e6b7..5d76ce7859 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { fadeIn, fadeInOut } from '../shared/animations/fade';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { AuthService } from '../core/auth/auth.service';
+import {PaginationChangeEvent} from '../shared/pagination/paginationChangeEvent.interface';
 import { getCollectionPageRoute } from './collection-page-routing-paths';
 
 @Component({
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ export class CollectionPageComponent implements OnInit {
 
     this.route.queryParams.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((params) => {
       this.metadata.processRemoteData(this.collectionRD$);
-      this.onPaginationChange(params);
     });
   }
 
@@ -119,12 +119,16 @@ export class CollectionPageComponent implements OnInit {
     return isNotEmpty(object);
   }
 
-  onPaginationChange(event) {
-    this.paginationConfig.currentPage = +event.page || this.paginationConfig.currentPage;
-    this.paginationConfig.pageSize = +event.pageSize || this.paginationConfig.pageSize;
-    this.sortConfig.direction = event.sortDirection || this.sortConfig.direction;
-    this.sortConfig.field = event.sortField || this.sortConfig.field;
-
+  onPaginationChange(event: PaginationChangeEvent) {
+    this.paginationConfig = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+      currentPage: event.pagination.currentPage || this.paginationConfig.currentPage,
+      pageSize: event.pagination.pageSize || this.paginationConfig.pageSize,
+      id: 'collection-page-pagination'
+    });
+    this.sortConfig = Object.assign(new SortOptions('dc.date.accessioned', SortDirection.DESC), {
+      direction: event.sort.direction || this.sortConfig.direction,
+      field: event.sort.field || this.sortConfig.field
+    });
     this.paginationChanges$.next({
       paginationConfig: this.paginationConfig,
       sortConfig: this.sortConfig
diff --git a/src/app/shared/pagination/paginationChangeEvent.interface.ts b/src/app/shared/pagination/paginationChangeEvent.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccd2f2174d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/pagination/paginationChangeEvent.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {PaginationComponentOptions} from './pagination-component-options.model';
+import {SortOptions} from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
+
+
+/**
+ * The pagination event that contains updated pagination properties
+ * for a given view
+ */
+export interface PaginationChangeEvent {
+  /**
+   * The pagination component object that contains id, current page, max size, page size options, and page size
+   */
+  pagination: PaginationComponentOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * The sort options object that contains which field to sort by and the sorting direction
+   */
+  sort: SortOptions;
+}
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.common.ts b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
index 65aa95c7f6..d47c3cfcef 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.common.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const environment: GlobalConfig = {
   // NOTE: these must be "synced" with the 'dspace.server.url' setting in your backend's local.cfg.
   rest: {
     ssl: true,
-    host: 'dspace7.4science.cloud',
+    host: 'api7.dspace.org',
     port: 443,
     // NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
     nameSpace: '/server',