diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 5fcb528b..903d4850 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -36790,14 +36790,11 @@ class MatrixView extends obsidian.ItemView {
         this.sortItemsAlpha = (a, b) => {
             var _a, _b;
             const { sortByNameShowAlias, alphaSortAsc } = this.plugin.settings;
-            return (sortByNameShowAlias ? a.to : (_a = a.alt) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : a.to) <
-                (sortByNameShowAlias ? b.to : (_b = b.alt) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : b.to)
-                ? alphaSortAsc
-                    ? -1
-                    : 1
-                : alphaSortAsc
-                    ? 1
-                    : -1;
+            const aToSort = (sortByNameShowAlias ? a.to : (_a = a.alt) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : a.to).toLowerCase();
+            const bToSort = (sortByNameShowAlias ? b.to : (_b = b.alt) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : b.to).toLowerCase();
+            const less = alphaSortAsc ? -1 : 1;
+            const more = alphaSortAsc ? 1 : -1;
+            return aToSort < bToSort ? less : more;
         };
         this.plugin = plugin;
         this.db = new Debugger(plugin);
diff --git a/src/Views/MatrixView.ts b/src/Views/MatrixView.ts
index a542395e..1618bf4a 100644
--- a/src/Views/MatrixView.ts
+++ b/src/Views/MatrixView.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { getDVApi, linkClass } from "../Utils/ObsidianUtils";
 
 export default class MatrixView extends ItemView {
   plugin: BCPlugin;
-  private view: Matrix | Lists;
+  private view: MLContainer;
   matrixQ: boolean;
   db: Debugger;
 
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@ export default class MatrixView extends ItemView {
 
   sortItemsAlpha = (a: internalLinkObj, b: internalLinkObj) => {
     const { sortByNameShowAlias, alphaSortAsc } = this.plugin.settings;
-    return (sortByNameShowAlias ? a.to : a.alt ?? a.to) <
-      (sortByNameShowAlias ? b.to : b.alt ?? b.to)
-      ? alphaSortAsc
-        ? -1
-        : 1
-      : alphaSortAsc
-      ? 1
-      : -1;
+    const aToSort = (sortByNameShowAlias ? a.to : a.alt ?? a.to).toLowerCase();
+    const bToSort = (sortByNameShowAlias ? b.to : b.alt ?? b.to).toLowerCase();
+
+    const less = alphaSortAsc ? -1 : 1;
+    const more = alphaSortAsc ? 1 : -1;
+
+    return aToSort < bToSort ? less : more;
   };
 
   getHierSquares(userHiers: UserHier[], currFile: TFile): SquareProps[][] {