diff --git a/liteindex/defined_index.py b/liteindex/defined_index.py
index dbe3fae..b9f2581 100644
--- a/liteindex/defined_index.py
+++ b/liteindex/defined_index.py
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ def search(
             }:
                 raise ValueError("Invalid sort_by")
 
-            if self.schema[sort_by] == "blob":
+            elif self.schema[sort_by] == "blob":
                 sort_by = f"__size_{self.original_key_to_key_hash[sort_by]}"
+            else:
+                sort_by = self.original_key_to_key_hash[sort_by]
 
         if not select_keys:
             select_keys = list(self.original_key_to_key_hash)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5af2f48..1b000e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 EMAIL = "praneeth@bpraneeth.com"
 AUTHOR = "BEDAPUDI PRANEETH"
 REQUIRES_PYTHON = ">=3.6.0"
-VERSION = "0.0.2.dev6"
+VERSION = "0.0.2.dev7"
 
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?
 REQUIRED = [