diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
index 856ef32e1..54b787e65 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,13 @@ public:
 		case RsGxsChannelPostFilesModel::COLUMN_FILES_FILE:
 		{
 			FileInfo fi1,fi2;
-			rsFiles->FileDetails(f1.mHash,RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD,fi1);
-			rsFiles->FileDetails(f2.mHash,RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD,fi2);
+            bool r1 = rsFiles->FileDetails(f1.mHash,RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD,fi1);
+            bool r2 = rsFiles->FileDetails(f2.mHash,RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD,fi2);
 
-			return (ord==Qt::AscendingOrder)?(fi1.transfered<fi2.transfered):(fi1.transfered>fi2.transfered);
+            if(r1 && r2)
+                return (ord==Qt::AscendingOrder)?(fi1.transfered<fi2.transfered):(fi1.transfered>fi2.transfered);
+            else
+                return (ord==Qt::AscendingOrder)?(fi1.downloadStatus<fi2.downloadStatus):(fi1.downloadStatus>fi2.downloadStatus);
 		}
 		}