diff --git a/para-server/src/test/java/com/erudika/para/search/SearchTest.java b/para-server/src/test/java/com/erudika/para/search/SearchTest.java
index f9749838..d6b41976 100644
--- a/para-server/src/test/java/com/erudika/para/search/SearchTest.java
+++ b/para-server/src/test/java/com/erudika/para/search/SearchTest.java
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ public void testGetCount() {
 	@Test
 	public void testPaginationAndSorting() {
 		Pager pager = new Pager(2);
-		pager.setSortby("_docid");
 		List<User> page1 = s.findQuery(u.getType(), "type:user", pager);
 		pager.setPage(2);
 		List<User> page2 = s.findQuery(u.getType(), "type:user", pager);
 		pager.setPage(3);
 		List<User> page3 = s.findQuery(u.getType(), "type:user", pager);
 
+		assertFalse(s.findQuery(u.getType(), "type:user", new Pager(2, 2)).isEmpty());
 		assertEquals(2, page1.size());
 		assertEquals(1, page2.size());
 		assertEquals(0, page3.size());
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ccf2306..92198381 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		<httpClientVer>5.3.1</httpClientVer>
 		<httpCoreVer>5.2.4</httpCoreVer>
 		<commonsCodecVer>1.16.1</commonsCodecVer>
-		<lucenePluginVer>1.49.0</lucenePluginVer>
+		<lucenePluginVer>1.49.1</lucenePluginVer>
 		<sqlPluginVer>1.49.0</sqlPluginVer>
 		<junitVer>5.11.2</junitVer>
 		<junitPlatformVer>1.10.2</junitPlatformVer>