diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.js.coffee
index 22424127a..0ba812d6e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.js.coffee
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ class App.Model extends Spine.Model
       all_complied = @_filterExtended( all_complied, params.filterExtended )
 
     # sort by
-    all_complied = @_sortBy( all_complied, params.sortBy )
+    if params.sortBy != null
+      all_complied = @_sortBy( all_complied, params.sortBy )
 
     # order
     if params.order