diff --git a/src/Services/Search/SearchService.php b/src/Services/Search/SearchService.php
index 26dc4ada6..ac9bfc676 100644
--- a/src/Services/Search/SearchService.php
+++ b/src/Services/Search/SearchService.php
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ protected function setSummaryOrderBy($column, $wrap_column)
     {
         $sort_order = array_get($column->options, 'sort_order');
         if (is_nullorempty($sort_order)) {
-            return $this;
+            $sort_order = 1;
         }
 
         $sort_type = isMatchString(array_get($column->options, 'sort_type'), '-1') ? 'desc' : 'asc';
diff --git a/tests/Browser/ExmentKitTestCase.php b/tests/Browser/ExmentKitTestCase.php
index cd7141555..1746e2c45 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/ExmentKitTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Browser/ExmentKitTestCase.php
@@ -59,7 +59,30 @@ protected function setUpTraits()
      */
     protected function login($id = null)
     {
-        $this->be(LoginUser::find($id?? 1));
+        $targetId = $id ?? 1;
+        $user = LoginUser::find($targetId);
+
+        if (!$user) {
+            // Try to create a minimal test user if it doesn't exist
+            try {
+                $this->createTestUserIfNeeded($targetId);
+                $user = LoginUser::find($targetId);
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                // If we still can't find or create the user, throw an informative error
+                throw new \RuntimeException(
+                    "Test user with ID " . $targetId . " not found and could not be created. " .
+                    "Please ensure test data is properly seeded. Error: " . $e->getMessage()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!$user) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(
+                "Test user with ID " . $targetId . " not found. Please ensure test data is properly seeded."
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->be($user);
     }
 
 
@@ -114,4 +137,26 @@ public function containsSelectOptions($element, array $options, $negate = false)
     {
         return $this->assertInPage(new Constraints\ContainsSelectOption($element, $options), $negate);
     }
+    /**
+     * Create a minimal test user if needed
+     * @param int $id
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function createTestUserIfNeeded($id)
+    {
+        // Check if we have basic custom tables
+        $userTable = \Exceedone\Exment\Model\CustomTable::getEloquent('user');
+        if (!$userTable) {
+            // Try to seed again
+            \Artisan::call('db:seed', [
+                '--class' => 'Exceedone\\Exment\\Database\\Seeder\\InstallSeeder',
+                '--force' => true
+            ]);
+            \Artisan::call('db:seed', [
+                '--class' => 'Exceedone\\Exment\\Database\\Seeder\\TestDataSeeder',
+                '--force' => true
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
 }