diff --git a/pandora/annotation/models.py b/pandora/annotation/models.py
index 4eba78f57..74e76eff2 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/models.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/models.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def create_or_update_layer(data):
 
 class Layer(models.Model):
 
-    class Meta:
-        ordering = ('position', )
+    #class Meta:
+    #    ordering = ('position', )
 
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
diff --git a/pandora/clip/models.py b/pandora/clip/models.py
index 5b9eda3d3..920f67040 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/models.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/models.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
             for layer in filter(lambda l: l in keys, public_layers):
                 j[layer] = [a.json(keys=['id', 'value'])
                             for a in self.annotations.filter(layer__name=layer)]
-
             for key in keys:
                 if key not in clip_keys and key not in j:
                     value = self.item.get(key)
diff --git a/pandora/clip/views.py b/pandora/clip/views.py
index d53ed253e..5bfbae967 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/views.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/views.py
@@ -75,12 +75,15 @@ def findClips(request):
     response = json_response()
 
     query = parse_query(data, request.user)
-    qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
+    qs = query['qs']
     if 'keys' in data:
+        qs = order_query(qs, query['sort'])
         qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
-        qs = qs.select_related()
+        qs = qs.select_related('item__sort')
+        #qs = qs.prefetch_related('annotations')
         response['data']['items'] = [p.json(keys=data['keys']) for p in qs]
     elif 'position' in query:
+        qs = order_query(qs, query['sort'])
         ids = [i.public_id for i in qs]
         data['conditions'] = data['conditions'] + {
             'value': data['position'],
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ def findClips(request):
         if qs.count() > 0:
             response['data']['position'] = utils.get_positions(ids, [qs[0].itemId])[0]
     elif 'positions' in data:
+        qs = order_query(qs, query['sort'])
         ids = [i.public_id for i in qs]
         response['data']['positions'] = utils.get_positions(ids, data['positions'])
     else: