diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
index 895e9120c..022efdf32 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class SortBox extends AbstractWidget
                 $request = Icinga::app()->getFrontController()->getRequest();
             }
             if ($sort = $request->getParam('sort')) {
-                $this->query->order($sort, $request->getParam('dir', 'asc'));
+                $this->query->order($sort, $request->getParam('dir'));
             }
         }
         return $this;