diff --git a/app/datatables/custom_datatable.rb b/app/datatables/custom_datatable.rb
index 0b60d9e12..033bb49b8 100644
--- a/app/datatables/custom_datatable.rb
+++ b/app/datatables/custom_datatable.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class CustomDatatable < AjaxDatatablesRails::Base
 
   def fetch_records
     records = get_raw_records
-    records = sort_records(records) if order_params.present?
     records = filter_records(records) if dt_params[:search].present?
+    records = sort_records(records) if order_params.present?
     records = paginate_records(records) unless dt_params[:length].present? &&
                                                dt_params[:length] == '-1'
     records