diff --git a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
index fe1fe5363a0..7af5fee9397 100644
--- a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ function run($surveyid,$args) {
 
         foreach ($_SESSION[$LEMsessid]['grouplist'] as $gl)
         {
-            $gid = $gl[0];
+            $gid = $gl['gid'];
             $qnumber = 0;
 
             if ($surveyMode != 'survey')
@@ -913,10 +913,10 @@ function checkconditions(value, name, type, evt_type)
         $_gseq = -1;
         foreach ($_SESSION[$LEMsessid]['grouplist'] as $gl)
         {
-            $gid = $gl[0];
+            $gid = $gl['gid'];
             ++$_gseq;
-            $groupname = $gl[1];
-            $groupdescription = $gl[2];
+            $groupname = $gl['group_name'];
+            $groupdescription = $gl['description'];
 
             if ($surveyMode != 'survey' && $gid != $onlyThisGID)
             {
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ function checkconditions(value, name, type, evt_type)
                             $grel = !LimeExpressionManager::GroupIsIrrelevantOrHidden($gseq);
                             if ($grel)
                             {
-                                $gtitle = LimeExpressionManager::ProcessString($g[1]);
+                                $gtitle = LimeExpressionManager::ProcessString($g['group_name']);
                                 echo '<h3>' . flattenText($gtitle) . "</h3>";
                             }
                             $lastGseq = $stepInfo['gseq'];
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ function checkconditions(value, name, type, evt_type)
 
                     if ($surveyMode == 'group')
                     {
-                        $indexlabel = LimeExpressionManager::ProcessString($g[1]);
+                        $indexlabel = LimeExpressionManager::ProcessString($g['group_name']);
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
index 146a08606ab..2e4f5f97b3e 100644
--- a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
@@ -7458,10 +7458,10 @@ function getGroupInfoForEM($surveyid,$lang=NULL)
             if (isset($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]) && isset($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'])) {
                 $_order=0;
                 $qinfo = array();
-                foreach ($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'] as $orderedGid => $info)
+                foreach ($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'] as $info)
                 {
-                    $gid[$orderedGid]['group_order'] = $_order;
-                    $qinfo[$_order] = $gid[$orderedGid];
+                    $gid[$info['gid']]['group_order'] = $_order;
+                    $qinfo[$_order] = $gid[$info['gid']];
                     ++$_order;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/application/helpers/frontend_helper.php b/application/helpers/frontend_helper.php
index bdab24a0de3..e83c1b647d7 100644
--- a/application/helpers/frontend_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/frontend_helper.php
@@ -2265,25 +2265,33 @@ function UpdateGroupList($surveyid, $language)
     unset ($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist']);
     $query = "SELECT * FROM {{groups}} WHERE sid=$surveyid AND language='".$language."' ORDER BY group_order";
     $result = dbExecuteAssoc($query) or safeDie ("Couldn't get group list<br />$query<br />");  //Checked
+    $groupList = array();
     foreach ($result->readAll() as $row)
     {
-        $_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'][$row['gid']]=array($row['gid'], $row['group_name'], $row['description']);
+        $group = array(
+            'gid'         => $row['gid'], 
+            'group_name'  => $row['group_name'],
+            'description' =>  $row['description']);
+        $groupList[] = $group;
+        $gidList[$row['gid']] = $group;
     }
-    $groupList = $_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'];
+    
     if (isset($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['groupReMap']) && count($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['groupReMap'])>0)
     {
         // Now adjust the grouplist
         $groupRemap = $_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['groupReMap'];
-        unset ($_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist']);
-     
-        foreach ($groupList as $groupId => $info) {
-            $newId = $groupId;
-            if (isset($groupRemap[$groupId])) {
-                $newId = $groupRemap[$groupId];
+        $groupListCopy = $groupList;
+        foreach ($groupList as $gseq => $info) {
+            $gid = $info['gid']; 
+            if (isset($groupRemap[$gid])) {
+                $gid = $groupRemap[$gid];
             }
-            $_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'][$newId] = $groupList[$newId];
+            $groupListCopy[$gseq] = $gidList[$gid];
         }
+        $groupList = $groupListCopy;
      }
+     
+     $_SESSION['survey_'.$surveyid]['grouplist'] = $groupList;
 }
 
 /**