diff --git a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
index 9f07633c..4677d2af 100644
--- a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
@@ -540,10 +540,6 @@
             "hasPlaces": true,
             "item": "Subtitle",
             "overlay": true,
-            "sort": [
-                {"id": "words", "title": "Words", "type": "words"},
-                {"id": "wordsperminute", "title": "Words per Minute", "type": "wordsperminute"}
-            ],
             "type": "text"
         }
     ],
diff --git a/pandora/annotation/models.py b/pandora/annotation/models.py
index 412cdc18..603be1d8 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/models.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/models.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Annotation(models.Model):
                 'saturation': 'clip__saturation',
                 'volume': 'clip__volume',
             }.get(key, key))
-        j['duration'] = j['out'] - j['in']
+        j['duration'] = abs(j['out'] - j['in'])
         if user:
             j['editable'] = self.editable(user)
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index ec9b33f0..61b12e7c 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ pandora.getVideoOptions = function(data) {
     pandora.site.layers.forEach(function(layer, i) { 
         options.layers[i] = Ox.extend({}, layer, {
             items: data.layers[layer.id].map(function(annotation) {
-                annotation.duration = annotation.out - annotation['in'];
+                annotation.duration = Math.abs(annotation.out - annotation['in']);
                 annotation.editable = annotation.editable
                     || annotation.user == pandora.user.username
                     || pandora.site.capabilities['canEditAnnotations'][pandora.user.level];