diff --git a/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb b/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
index 75255e7a8..e98bd2b70 100644
--- a/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@ module BudgetInvestmentsHelper
 
   def link_to_investments_sorted_by(column)
     sort_by = column.downcase
-    allowed_directions = %w[asc desc].freeze
     default_direction = "desc"
-    current_direction = params[:direction]
 
-    if allowed_directions.include?(current_direction)
-      #select opposite direction
-      direction = allowed_directions.reject { |dir| dir == current_direction }.first
-    else
-      direction = default_direction
-    end
+    direction = params[:direction] == default_direction ? default_direction : "asc"
 
-    icon = direction == default_direction ? "icon-arrow-top" : "icon-arrow-down"
+    icon = direction == default_direction ? "icon-arrow-down" : "icon-arrow-top"
     icon = sort_by == params[:sort_by] ? icon : ""
 
     translation = t("admin.budget_investments.index.sort_by.#{sort_by}")
diff --git a/app/models/budget/investment.rb b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
index e10070592..607c6cb95 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/investment.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Budget
       allowed_sort_option = SORTING_OPTIONS.select { |so| so[sorting_key]}.reduce
 
       if allowed_sort_option.present?
-        direction = %w[asc desc].include?(params[:direction]) ? params[:direction] : "asc"
+        direction = params[:direction] == "desc" ? "desc" : "asc"
         return order("#{allowed_sort_option[sorting_key]} #{direction}")
       end
       order(cached_votes_up: :desc).order(id: :desc)