diff --git a/src/GridFieldOrderableRows.php b/src/GridFieldOrderableRows.php
index a7b650f..005e601 100755
--- a/src/GridFieldOrderableRows.php
+++ b/src/GridFieldOrderableRows.php
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class GridFieldOrderableRows extends RequestHandler implements
         $move  = $request->postVar('move');
         $field = $this->getSortField();
 
-        $list  = $grid->getList();
+        $list  = $grid->getList()->sort($field);
         $manip = $grid->getManipulatedList();
 
         $existing = $manip->map('ID', $field)->toArray();