diff --git a/oxdata/lookup/models.py b/oxdata/lookup/models.py
index 36fde2e..8926ac2 100644
--- a/oxdata/lookup/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/lookup/models.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ oxdb_api = ox.API('http://0xdb.org/api/')
 
 def oxdb_sortnames(names):
     try:
-        sort_name = oxdb_api.sortName(names=names)['data'].values()
+        sort_names = oxdb_api.sortName(names=names)['data'].values()
     except:
         sort_names = map(canonical_name, names)
     return sort_names