diff --git a/static/js/gridView.js b/static/js/gridView.js
index 03cbe33..4611aa7 100644
--- a/static/js/gridView.js
+++ b/static/js/gridView.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ oml.ui.gridView = function() {
             ],
             selected: ui.listSelection,
             size: 128,
-            sort: ui.listSort,
+            sort: Ox.clone(ui.listSort, true),
             unique: 'id'
         })
         .bindEvent({
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ oml.ui.gridView = function() {
 
     return that;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/static/js/list.js b/static/js/list.js
index 2f5a805..ba7d44e 100644
--- a/static/js/list.js
+++ b/static/js/list.js
@@ -113,10 +113,15 @@ oml.ui.list = function() {
                 },
                 oml_find: function() {
                     if (ui.listView == oml.UI.getPrevious().listView) {
-                        if (ui.listSort == oml.UI.getPrevious().listSort) {
+                        if (JSON.stringify(ui.listSort) == JSON.stringify(oml.UI.getPrevious().listSort)) {
                             that.reloadList();
                         } else {
-                            that.options({sort: ui.listSort});
+                            //fixme: this reloads list twice.
+                            //just setting sort will not update number of items
+                            that.options({
+                                sort: Ox.clone(ui.listSort, true)
+                            });
+                            that.reloadList();
                         }
                     }
                 },