diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
index eb9fa0c437ee..b1fd28e41941 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ExpenseController extends BaseController
         return View::make('list', array(
             'entityType' => ENTITY_EXPENSE,
             'title' => trans('texts.expenses'),
-            'sortCol' => '1',
+            'sortCol' => '3',
             'columns' => Utils::trans([
               'checkbox',
               'vendor',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 05e784695634..dc9cc501db74 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
         $data = [
             'title' => trans('texts.invoices'),
             'entityType' => ENTITY_INVOICE,
+            'sortCol' => '3',
             'columns' => Utils::trans([
                 'checkbox',
                 'invoice_number',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
index 7e675d023f29..1ba681ba57dc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PaymentController extends BaseController
         return View::make('list', array(
             'entityType' => ENTITY_PAYMENT,
             'title' => trans('texts.payments'),
+            'sortCol' => '6',
             'columns' => Utils::trans([
               'checkbox',
               'invoice',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
index 7777c5a9d006..0c2dc3a8a5ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class QuoteController extends BaseController
         $data = [
           'title' => trans('texts.quotes'),
           'entityType' => ENTITY_QUOTE,
+          'sortCol' => '3',
           'columns' => Utils::trans([
             'checkbox',
             'quote_number',