diff --git a/src/js/commandline-lists.js b/src/js/commandline-lists.js
index 61dbe7e70..cb2484a34 100644
--- a/src/js/commandline-lists.js
+++ b/src/js/commandline-lists.js
@@ -2135,10 +2135,6 @@ export let themeCommands = {
 };
 
 Misc.getThemesList().then((themes) => {
-  //sort themes by name
-  themes = themes.sort((a, b) => {
-    return a.name < b.name;
-  });
   themes.forEach((theme) => {
     themeCommands.list.push({
       id: "changeTheme" + Misc.capitalizeFirstLetter(theme.name),
diff --git a/src/js/misc.js b/src/js/misc.js
index 29b59d026..defee7eff 100644
--- a/src/js/misc.js
+++ b/src/js/misc.js
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export async function getSortedThemesList() {
     if (themesList == null) {
       await getThemesList();
     }
-    const sorted = themesList.sort((a, b) => {
+    let sorted = [...themesList];
+    sorted = sorted.sort((a, b) => {
       let b1 = hexToHSL(a.bgColor);
       let b2 = hexToHSL(b.bgColor);
       return b2.lgt - b1.lgt;