diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/SortableController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/SortableController.php
index 2877bb0..c42f5df 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/SortableController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/SortableController.php
@@ -167,6 +167,6 @@ protected function fixSortOrder($sortOrder)
             $previousSortOrderNr = $sortOrderNr;
             $improvedSortedOrder[$i] = $sortOrderNr;
         }
-        return $sortOrder;
+        return $improvedSortedOrder;
     }
 }