diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
index 37204b90f..99e2d9bb0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ PeersDialog::PeersDialog(QWidget *parent)
   timer->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(insertChat()));
   timer->start(500); /* half a second */
 
-  ui.peertreeWidget->sortItems( 1, Qt::AscendingOrder );
+  ui.peertreeWidget->sortItems( 2, Qt::AscendingOrder );
   
   QMenu *menu = new QMenu();
   menu->addAction(ui.actionAdd_Friend);