diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/TableList.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/TableList.js
index ef298c20..02765cbb 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/TableList.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/TableList.js
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
                 keys: find
             });
 
-    self.options.sort = self.options.sort.map(function(sort) {
-        return Ox.isString(sort) ? {
-            key: sort.replace(/^[\+\-]/, ''),
-            operator: sort[0] == '-' ? '-' : '+'
-        } : sort;
-    });
-
     self.options.columns.forEach(function(column) { // fixme: can this go into a generic ox.js function?
         // fixme: and can't these just remain undefined?
         if (Ox.isUndefined(column.align)) {
@@ -142,6 +135,13 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
             key: self.options.unique,
             operator: Ox.getObjectById(self.options.columns, self.options.unique).operator
         }];
+    } else{
+        self.options.sort = self.options.sort.map(function(sort) {
+            return Ox.isString(sort) ? {
+                key: sort.replace(/^[\+\-]/, ''),
+                operator: sort[0] == '-' ? '-' : '+'
+            } : sort;
+        });
     }
 
     Ox.extend(self, {
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
         defaultColumnWidths: self.options.columns.map(function(column) {
             return column.defaultWidth || column.width;
         }),
+        hasItemsArray: Ox.isArray(self.options.items),
         itemHeight: 16,
         page: 0,
         pageLength: 100,
@@ -229,7 +230,11 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
             itemWidth: getItemWidth(),
             format: self.format, // fixme: not needed, happens in TableList
             keys: Ox.unique(
-                self.visibleColumns.map(function(column) {
+                (
+                    self.hasItemsArray
+                    ? self.options.columns
+                    : self.visibleColumns
+                ).map(function(column) {
                     return column.id;
                 })
                 .concat(self.options.unique)
@@ -296,7 +301,7 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
         self.columnWidths.splice(index, 0, column.width);
         that.$head.$content.empty();
         constructHead();
-        that.$body.options({
+        !self.hasItemsArray && that.$body.options({
             keys: self.visibleColumns.map(function(column) {
                 return column.id;
             }).concat(self.options.keys)
@@ -747,7 +752,7 @@ Ox.TableList = function(options, self) {
         that.$body.$content.css({
             width: itemWidth + 'px'
         });
-        that.$body.options({
+        !self.hasItemsArray && that.$body.options({
             keys: self.visibleColumns.map(function(column) {
                 return column.id;
             }).concat(self.options.keys)