diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
index 7dad872114..220ebc9d65 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     $("#part-table").bootstrapTable({
         sortable: true,
         search: true,
-        sortName: 'description',
+        sortName: 'name',
         idField: 'pk',
         method: 'get',
         pagination: true,