diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.js
index 619aabd794..47d9cbe315 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ var et2_nextmatch_controller = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                     nm.getParent().getArrayMgr('sel_options').data[id] = _response.rows.sel_options[id];
                 }
             }
-            else if (i === "order") {
+            else if (i === "order" && _response.rows[i] !== nm.activeFilters.order) {
                 nm.sortBy(_response.rows[i], undefined, false);
             }
             else {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.ts
index fef3435db8..c5f8079018 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch_controller.ts
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ export class et2_nextmatch_controller extends et2_dataview_controller implements
 					nm.getParent().getArrayMgr('sel_options').data[id] = _response.rows.sel_options[id];
 				}
 			}
-			else if (i === "order")
+			else if (i === "order" && _response.rows[i] !== nm.activeFilters.order)
 			{
 				nm.sortBy(_response.rows[i], undefined, false);
 			}