diff --git a/static/js/pandora/group.js b/static/js/pandora/group.js
index f3677260..831dd40c 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/group.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/group.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ pandora.ui.group = function(id) {
                 replaceGroup(i, id_);
                 replaceGroup(i_, id);
             }
-            pandora.$ui.mainMenu.replaceMenu('sortMenu', pandora.getSortMenu());
+            //pandora.$ui.mainMenu.replaceMenu('sortMenu', pandora.getSortMenu());
             function makeGroup(id, sort) {
                 // makes user.ui.groups object from site.groups object
                 var group = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.groups, id);
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index 22c65302..715552d4 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
-'use strict';
 pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
 
     var isAdmin = pandora.user.level == 'admin',
@@ -330,6 +329,9 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 that[action]('deletelist');
                 that[ui.listSelection.length ? 'enableItem' : 'disableItem']('newlistfromselection');
             },
+            pandora_groups: function(data) {
+                that.replaceMenu('sortMenu', getSortMenu());
+            },
             pandora_item: function(data) {
                 if (!!data.value != !!data.previousValue) {
                     that[data.value ? 'disableItem' : 'enableItem']('showgroups');