diff --git a/src/topics/tags.js b/src/topics/tags.js
index 2be85a2c73..29d8d047d6 100644
--- a/src/topics/tags.js
+++ b/src/topics/tags.js
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 					}
 				}
 
-				matches = matches.sort(function (a, b) {
-					return a > b;
-				});
+				matches.sort();
 				next(null, { matches: matches });
 			},
 		], callback);