diff --git a/src/mmchecking_list.cpp b/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
index 7a7010f468..364ef8a642 100644
--- a/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
+++ b/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ TransactionListCtrl::TransactionListCtrl(
     m_attr17(new wxListItemAttr(*bestFontColour(mmColors::userDefColor7), mmColors::userDefColor7, wxNullFont)),
     m_sortCol(COL_DEF_SORT),
     g_sortcol(COL_DEF_SORT),
-    prev_g_sortcol(COL_DEF_SORT),
+    prev_g_sortcol(COL_DEF_SORT2),
     g_asc(true),
     prev_g_asc(true),
     m_firstSort(true),
diff --git a/src/mmchecking_list.h b/src/mmchecking_list.h
index c906c836d0..76b822e571 100644
--- a/src/mmchecking_list.h
+++ b/src/mmchecking_list.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class TransactionListCtrl : public mmListCtrl
         COL_UDFC04,
         COL_UDFC05,
         COL_MAX, // number of columns
-        COL_DEF_SORT = COL_DATE // don't omit any columns before this
+        COL_DEF_SORT = COL_DATE, // don't omit any columns before this
+        COL_DEF_SORT2 = COL_ID 
     };
     EColumn toEColumn(long col);
 public:
diff --git a/src/mmcheckingpanel.cpp b/src/mmcheckingpanel.cpp
index bacdfb43f5..6b69c7781b 100644
--- a/src/mmcheckingpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/mmcheckingpanel.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void mmCheckingPanel::CreateControls()
     long val = m_listCtrlAccount->COL_DEF_SORT;
     wxString strVal = Model_Setting::instance().GetStringSetting(wxString::Format("%s_SORT_COL", m_sortSaveTitle), wxString() << val);
     if (strVal.ToLong(&val)) m_listCtrlAccount->g_sortcol = m_listCtrlAccount->toEColumn(val);
-    val = m_listCtrlAccount->COL_DEF_SORT;
+    val = m_listCtrlAccount->COL_DEF_SORT2;
     strVal = Model_Setting::instance().GetStringSetting(wxString::Format("%s_SORT_COL2", m_sortSaveTitle), wxString() << val);
     if (strVal.ToLong(&val)) m_listCtrlAccount->prev_g_sortcol = m_listCtrlAccount->toEColumn(val);