diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/reportInterface.js b/chrome/content/zotero/reportInterface.js
index 8f4fdba231..53ed6f066a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/reportInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/reportInterface.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var Zotero_Report_Interface = new function() {
 		var sortColumn = ZoteroPane_Local.getSortField();
 		var sortDirection = ZoteroPane_Local.getSortDirection();
 		if (sortColumn != 'title' || sortDirection != 'ascending') {
-			queryString = '?sort=' + sortColumn + (sortDirection != 'ascending' ? '' : '/d');
+			queryString = '?sort=' + sortColumn + (sortDirection == 'ascending' ? '' : '/d');
 		}
 		
 		if (col) {
diff --git a/components/zotero-protocol-handler.js b/components/zotero-protocol-handler.js
index 38c7d656d0..366143b50d 100644
--- a/components/zotero-protocol-handler.js
+++ b/components/zotero-protocol-handler.js
@@ -424,6 +424,15 @@ function ChromeExtensionHandler() {
 							valA = Zotero.Date.strToMultipart(a[sorts[index].field]);
 							valB = Zotero.Date.strToMultipart(b[sorts[index].field]);
 						}
+						// TEMP: This is an ugly hack to make creator sorting
+						// slightly less broken. To do this right, real creator
+						// sorting needs to be abstracted from itemTreeView.js.
+						else if (sorts[index].field == 'firstCreator') {
+							var itemA = Zotero.Items.getByLibraryAndKey(a.libraryID, a.key);
+							var itemB = Zotero.Items.getByLibraryAndKey(b.libraryID, b.key);
+							valA = itemA.getField('firstCreator');
+							valB = itemB.getField('firstCreator');
+						}
 						else {
 							valA = a[sorts[index].field];
 							valB = b[sorts[index].field];