diff --git a/src/main/java/org/commcare/cases/entity/AsyncEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/commcare/cases/entity/AsyncEntity.java
index c0d0b953f..fda8021e1 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/commcare/cases/entity/AsyncEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/commcare/cases/entity/AsyncEntity.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public String getSortField(int i) {
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Logger.exception("Error while getting sort field", e);
         }
-        return null;
+        return sortData[i];
     }
 
     @Override