diff --git a/src/magic/model/MagicCardDefinition.java b/src/magic/model/MagicCardDefinition.java
index fa0ee90889..32fc2b1c97 100644
--- a/src/magic/model/MagicCardDefinition.java
+++ b/src/magic/model/MagicCardDefinition.java
@@ -981,9 +981,11 @@ public class MagicCardDefinition implements MagicAbilityStore, IRenderableCard {
         return getName();
     }
 
-    public static final Comparator<MagicCardDefinition> NAME_COMPARATOR_DESC = (cd1, cd2) -> cd1.getName().compareTo(cd2.getName());
+    public static final Comparator<MagicCardDefinition> NAME_COMPARATOR_ASC =
+        (cd1, cd2) -> cd1.getName().compareTo(cd2.getName());
 
-    public static final Comparator<MagicCardDefinition> NAME_COMPARATOR_ASC = (cd1, cd2) -> NAME_COMPARATOR_DESC.compare(cd2, cd1);
+    public static final Comparator<MagicCardDefinition> NAME_COMPARATOR_DESC =
+        (cd1, cd2) -> cd2.getName().compareTo(cd1.getName());
 
     public static final Comparator<MagicCardDefinition> CONVERTED_COMPARATOR_DESC = (cd1, cd2) -> {
         final int cdif=cd1.getConvertedCost()-cd2.getConvertedCost();
diff --git a/src/magic/ui/widget/cards/table/CardTableModel.java b/src/magic/ui/widget/cards/table/CardTableModel.java
index c5433802c0..f74e69119e 100644
--- a/src/magic/ui/widget/cards/table/CardTableModel.java
+++ b/src/magic/ui/widget/cards/table/CardTableModel.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class CardTableModel extends AbstractTableModel {
     protected Comparator<MagicCondensedCardDefinition> comp;
 
     public CardTableModel(final List<MagicCardDefinition> cardDefs) {
-        this.comp = MagicCondensedCardDefinition.NAME_COMPARATOR_DESC;
+        this.comp = MagicCondensedCardDefinition.NAME_COMPARATOR_ASC;
         setCards(cardDefs);
     }