diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 52338488d..a4b76e118 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-12-20  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DisplayModels/_BaseModel.py (BaseModel.__init__): choose
+	correct sort column
+
 2006-12-19  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/PluginUtils/_Plugins.py: Emit signal on rebuild, rebuild
 	open plugin dialogs on rebuild.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_BaseModel.py b/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_BaseModel.py
index d7b7b067b..099af81e7 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_BaseModel.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_BaseModel.py
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class BaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
         self.set_property("leak_references",False)
         self.db = db
         if sort_map:
-            col = sort_map[scol][1]
+	    self.sort_map = [ f for f in sort_map if f[0]]
+            col = self.sort_map[scol][1]
             self.sort_func = self.smap[col]
         else:
             self.sort_func = self.smap[scol]