diff --git a/app/Filters/PaymentFilters.php b/app/Filters/PaymentFilters.php
index 5c0b733f9398..29b596e013e8 100644
--- a/app/Filters/PaymentFilters.php
+++ b/app/Filters/PaymentFilters.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class PaymentFilters extends QueryFilters
     {
         $sort_col = explode('|', $sort);
 
-        if (!is_array($sort_col) || count($sort_col) != 2 || !in_array($sort_col, Schema::getColumnListing('payments'))) {
+        if (!is_array($sort_col) || count($sort_col) != 2 || !in_array($sort_col[0], Schema::getColumnListing('payments'))) {
             return $this->builder;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Filters/UserFilters.php b/app/Filters/UserFilters.php
index 002562933ad9..7988265e327a 100644
--- a/app/Filters/UserFilters.php
+++ b/app/Filters/UserFilters.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class UserFilters extends QueryFilters
     {
         $sort_col = explode('|', $sort);
 
-        if (!is_array($sort_col) || count($sort_col) != 2 || !in_array($sort_col, \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::getColumnListing('users'))) {
+        if (!is_array($sort_col) || count($sort_col) != 2 || !in_array($sort_col[0], \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::getColumnListing('users'))) {
             return $this->builder;
         }