diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 500ee25..89e33b9 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -3064,8 +3064,8 @@
     const emptyEl = document.getElementById("recent-empty");
     if (!listEl) return;
 
-    let url = "/api/recent";
-    if (vaultFilter) url += `?vault=${encodeURIComponent(vaultFilter)}`;
+    let url = "/api/recent?mode=modified";
+    if (vaultFilter) url += `&vault=${encodeURIComponent(vaultFilter)}`;
     try {
       const data = await api(url);
       _recentFilesCache = data.files || [];