diff --git a/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb b/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
index e98bd2b70..e26b4099b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/budget_investments_helper.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ module BudgetInvestmentsHelper
   def link_to_investments_sorted_by(column)
     sort_by = column.downcase
     default_direction = "desc"
+    current_direction = params[:direction].downcase if params[:direction]
 
-    direction = params[:direction] == default_direction ? default_direction : "asc"
+    direction = current_direction == default_direction ? default_direction : "asc"
 
     icon = direction == default_direction ? "icon-arrow-down" : "icon-arrow-top"
     icon = sort_by == params[:sort_by] ? icon : ""
diff --git a/app/models/budget/investment.rb b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
index 607c6cb95..4017fc2ce 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/investment.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Budget
     end
 
     def self.order_filter(params)
-      sorting_key = params[:sort_by].to_sym if params[:sort_by]
+      sorting_key = params[:sort_by].downcase.to_sym if params[:sort_by]
       allowed_sort_option = SORTING_OPTIONS.select { |so| so[sorting_key]}.reduce
 
       if allowed_sort_option.present?