diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/History/HistoryModule.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Api/History/HistoryModule.cs
index bae183df6..7b0aa3c7e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/History/HistoryModule.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/History/HistoryModule.cs
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Api.History
                 pagingSpec.FilterExpression = h => h.EpisodeId == i;
             }
 
-            if (pagingSpec.SortKey.Equals("series", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                pagingSpec.SortKey = "series.title";
-            }
-
             return ApplyToPage(_historyService.Paged, pagingSpec);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/UI/History/Table/HistoryTableLayout.js b/src/UI/History/Table/HistoryTableLayout.js
index 25dff7526..3571c69d1 100644
--- a/src/UI/History/Table/HistoryTableLayout.js
+++ b/src/UI/History/Table/HistoryTableLayout.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ define(
                     {
                         name : 'series',
                         label: 'Series',
-                        cell : SeriesTitleCell
+                        cell : SeriesTitleCell,
+                        sortValue: 'series.title'
                     },
                     {
                         name    : 'episode',
diff --git a/src/UI/Mixins/AsPersistedStateCollection.js b/src/UI/Mixins/AsPersistedStateCollection.js
index 518209fe7..721c4c68a 100644
--- a/src/UI/Mixins/AsPersistedStateCollection.js
+++ b/src/UI/Mixins/AsPersistedStateCollection.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define(
 
             var _storeState = function (column, sortDirection) {
                 var order = _convertDirectionToInt(sortDirection);
-                var sortKey = column.get('name');
+                var sortKey = column.has('sortValue') ? column.get('sortValue') : column.get('name');
 
                 Config.setValue('{0}.sortKey'.format(this.tableName), sortKey);
                 Config.setValue('{0}.sortDirection'.format(this.tableName), order);
diff --git a/src/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js b/src/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
index 462e88fdc..74c16f27d 100644
--- a/src/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
+++ b/src/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define(
             }
         });
 
-        var mixedIn = AsPersistedStateCollection.call(Collection);
-        var collection = new mixedIn(SeriesData);
+        var MixedIn = AsPersistedStateCollection.call(Collection);
+        var collection = new MixedIn(SeriesData);
         return collection;
     });