diff --git a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/controller/GeneController.java b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/controller/GeneController.java
index 938563e5f..dc48e72e9 100644
--- a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/controller/GeneController.java
+++ b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/controller/GeneController.java
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public JsonResultResponse<GeneGeneticInteractionDocument> getGeneticInteractions
 		long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		
 		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(sortBy)) {
-			sortBy = "geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.keyword";
+			sortBy = "geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.sort";
 		}
 		Pagination pagination = new Pagination(page, limit, sortBy, asc, new InteractionColumnFieldMapping());
 		pagination.addFilterOption("geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText", interactorGeneSymbol);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public Response getGeneticInteractionsDownload(String id, String sortBy, String
 											String interactionType
 	) {
 		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(sortBy)) {
-			sortBy = "geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.keyword";
+			sortBy = "geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.sort";
 		}
 		Pagination pagination = new Pagination(1, 150000, sortBy, asc);
 		pagination.addFilterOption("geneGeneticInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText", interactorGeneSymbol);
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public JsonResultResponse<GeneMolecularInteractionDocument> getMolecularInteract
 																@Context UriInfo info) {
 		long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(sortBy)) {
-			sortBy = "geneMolecularInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.keyword";
+			sortBy = "geneMolecularInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.sort";
 		}
 		Pagination pagination = new Pagination(page, limit, sortBy, asc, new InteractionColumnFieldMapping());
 		pagination.addFilterOption("geneMolecularInteraction.interactorAType.name.keyword", moleculeType);
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public Response getMolecularInteractionsDownload(String id, String sortBy, Strin
 			String reference
 	) {
 		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(sortBy)) {
-			sortBy = "geneMolecularInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.keyword";
+			sortBy = "geneMolecularInteraction.geneGeneAssociationObject.geneSymbol.displayText.sort";
 		}
 		Pagination pagination = new Pagination(1, 150000, sortBy, asc);
 		pagination.addFilterOption("geneMolecularInteraction.interactorAType.name.keyword", moleculeType);