diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
index 1ed9b89c7..a076ae94e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
     mMessageProxyModel = new MessageSortFilterProxyModel(ui.messageTreeWidget->header(),this);
     mMessageProxyModel->setSourceModel(mMessageModel);
     mMessageProxyModel->setSortRole(RsMessageModel::SortRole);
+    mMessageProxyModel->setDynamicSortFilter(false);
+    mMessageProxyModel->setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+
     ui.messageTreeWidget->setModel(mMessageProxyModel);
 
 	changeBox(0);	// set to inbox
@@ -179,7 +182,6 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
     headerItem->setToolTip(COLUMN_DATE,         tr("Click to sort by date"));
     headerItem->setToolTip(COLUMN_TAGS,         tr("Click to sort by tags"));
     headerItem->setToolTip(COLUMN_STAR,         tr("Click to sort by star"));
-#endif
 
     mMessageCompareRole = new RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole;
     mMessageCompareRole->setRole(COLUMN_SUBJECT,      RsMessageModel::SortRole);
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
     mMessageCompareRole->setRole(COLUMN_TAGS,         RsMessageModel::SortRole);
     mMessageCompareRole->setRole(COLUMN_ATTACHEMENTS, RsMessageModel::SortRole);
     mMessageCompareRole->setRole(COLUMN_STAR,         RsMessageModel::SortRole);
+#endif
 
     RSElidedItemDelegate *itemDelegate = new RSElidedItemDelegate(this);
     itemDelegate->setSpacing(QSize(0, 2));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.h
index ba56f0224..4206043f6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessagesDialog.h
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ private:
   QTimer *timer;
   int timerIndex;
 
-  RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole *mMessageCompareRole;
+  //RSTreeWidgetItemCompareRole *mMessageCompareRole;
+
   MessageWidget *msgWidget;
   RsMessageModel *mMessageModel;
   QSortFilterProxyModel *mMessageProxyModel;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
index bc7906d7a..6495b95a3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
@@ -427,14 +427,14 @@ QVariant RsMessageModel::sortRole(const Rs::Msgs::MsgInfoSummary& fmpe,int colum
 	case COLUMN_THREAD_DATE:         return QVariant(QString::number(fmpe.ts)); // we should probably have leading zeroes here
 
 	case COLUMN_THREAD_READ:         return QVariant((bool)IS_MESSAGE_UNREAD(fmpe.msgflags));
-    case COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR:
-    {
-        QString str,comment ;
-        QList<QIcon> icons;
-		GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(RsGxsId(fmpe.srcId), false, str, icons, comment,GxsIdDetails::ICON_TYPE_NONE);
-
-        return QVariant(str);
-    }
+//    case COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR:
+//    {
+//        QString str,comment ;
+//        QList<QIcon> icons;
+//		GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(RsGxsId(fmpe.srcId), false, str, icons, comment,GxsIdDetails::ICON_TYPE_NONE);
+//
+//        return QVariant(str);
+//    }
 	case COLUMN_THREAD_STAR:  return QVariant((fmpe.msgflags & RS_MSG_STAR)? 1:0);
 
     default: