diff --git a/components/home/lists/lists-controller.js b/components/home/lists/lists-controller.js
index 727d4bd61..79b217777 100644
--- a/components/home/lists/lists-controller.js
+++ b/components/home/lists/lists-controller.js
@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ trackerCapture.controller('ListsController',function(
             }
             $scope.showCustomWorkingListInline = false;
             $scope.currentTrackedEntityList = { type: type, config: config, data: data };
-            if(!$scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn){
-                $scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn = {
-                    id: 'created',
-                    direction: 'desc',
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         var setCurrentTrackedEntityListData = function(serverResponse){
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@ trackerCapture.controller('ListsController',function(
     
 
 
-        $scope.fetchTeis = function(pager, sortColumn){
+        $scope.fetchTeis = function(pager){
             var s = 1;
             if($scope.currentTrackedEntityList){
                 if($scope.currentTrackedEntityList.type === $scope.trackedEntityListTypes.CUSTOM){
@@ -395,11 +389,12 @@ trackerCapture.controller('ListsController',function(
                     sortedTei = sortedTei.concat(data.rows.other);
                 }
                 sortedTei = $filter('orderBy')(sortedTei, function(tei) {
+                    var id = $scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn ? $scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn.id : 'created';
                     if($scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn && $scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn.valueType === 'date'){
-                        var d = tei[$scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn.id];
+                        var d = tei[id];
                         return DateUtils.getDate(d);
                     }
-                    return tei[$scope.currentTrackedEntityList.sortColumn.id];
+                    return tei[id];
                 }, $scope.currentTrackedEntityList.direction == 'desc');
         
                 angular.forEach(sortedTei, function(tei){
diff --git a/scripts/services.js b/scripts/services.js
index e6d55f2cc..fc19d3a52 100644
--- a/scripts/services.js
+++ b/scripts/services.js
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ var trackerCaptureServices = angular.module('trackerCaptureServices', ['ngResour
         }
         return eventUrl;
     }
-    var getCachedMultipleEventFiltersData = function(workingList, pager, sortColumn){
+    var getCachedMultipleEventFiltersData = function(workingList, pager){
         var cachedData = cachedMultipleEventFiltersData[workingList.name];
         if(!pager) pager = { page: 1, pageSize: 50, pageCount: Math.ceil(cachedData.rows.length/50)};
         var pageEnd = (pager.pageSize*pager.page);
@@ -2793,13 +2793,15 @@ var trackerCaptureServices = angular.module('trackerCaptureServices', ['ngResour
                     existing[d[0]] = true;
                     return true;
                 });
-                var sortColumnIndex = data.headers.findIndex(function(h){ return h.name === sortColumn.id});
-                if(sortColumnIndex) data.rows = orderByKeyFilter(data.rows, sortColumnIndex, sortColumn.direction);
+                if (sortColumn) {
+                    var sortColumnIndex = data.headers.findIndex(function(h){ return h.name === sortColumn.id});
+                    if(sortColumnIndex) data.rows = orderByKeyFilter(data.rows, sortColumnIndex, sortColumn.direction);
+                }
                 //order list
                 cachedMultipleEventFiltersData[workingList.name] = data;
                 workingList.cachedSorting = searchParams.sortUrl;
                 workingList.cachedOrgUnit = searchParams.orgUnitId;
-                var data = getCachedMultipleEventFiltersData(workingList, pager, sortColumn);
+                var data = getCachedMultipleEventFiltersData(workingList, pager);
                 def.resolve(data);
             });
         }