diff --git a/cps/static/js/filter_grid.js b/cps/static/js/filter_grid.js
index 623ffdc1..7043131a 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/filter_grid.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/filter_grid.js
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ $("#desc").click(function() {
         method:"post",
         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
         dataType: "json",
-        url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
+        url: getPath() + "/ajax/view",
         data: "{\"" + page + "\": {\"dir\": \"desc\"}}",
     });
     $list.isotope({
         sortBy: "name",
         sortAscending: true
     });
+    direction = 0;
 });
 
 $("#asc").click(function() {
@@ -52,13 +53,14 @@ $("#asc").click(function() {
         method:"post",
         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
         dataType: "json",
-        url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
+        url: getPath() + "/ajax/view",
         data: "{\"" + page + "\": {\"dir\": \"asc\"}}",
     });
     $list.isotope({
         sortBy: "name",
         sortAscending: false
     });
+    direction = 1;
 });
 
 $("#all").click(function() {
diff --git a/cps/static/js/filter_list.js b/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
index b8f79f4e..e76e6147 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $("#desc").click(function() {
         method:"post",
         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
         dataType: "json",
-        url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
+        url: getPath() + "/ajax/view",
         data: "{\"" + page + "\": {\"dir\": \"desc\"}}",
     });
     var index = 0;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $("#asc").click(function() {
         method:"post",
         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
         dataType: "json",
-        url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
+        url: getPath() + "/ajax/view",
         data: "{\"" + page + "\": {\"dir\": \"asc\"}}",
     });
     var index = 0;
diff --git a/cps/templates/grid.html b/cps/templates/grid.html
index 5de80caf..ee623dc1 100644
--- a/cps/templates/grid.html
+++ b/cps/templates/grid.html
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
         <button id="sort_name" class="btn btn-primary"><b>B,A <-> A B</b></button>
        {% endif %}
       {% endif %}
-      <button id="asc" data-id="series" class="btn btn-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet"></span></button>
-      <button id="desc" data-id="series" data-order="{{ order }}" class="btn btn-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet-alt"></span></button>
+      <button id="asc" data-id="series" data-order="{{ order }}" class="btn btn-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet"></span></button>
+      <button id="desc" data-id="series" class="btn btn-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-sort-by-alphabet-alt"></span></button>
       {% if charlist|length %}
       <button id="all" class="btn btn-primary">{{_('All')}}</button>
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 5f2f6638..47b3b49b 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def toggle_archived(book_id):
 @web.route("/ajax/view", methods=["POST"])
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 def update_view():
-    to_save = request.form.to_dict() # request.get_json()
+    to_save = request.get_json()
     try:
         for element in to_save:
             for param in to_save[element]:
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ def series_list():
                 .join(db.books_series_link).join(db.Books).filter(calibre_db.common_filters()) \
                 .group_by(func.upper(func.substr(db.Series.sort, 1, 1))).all()
             return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='web.books_list', charlist=charlist,
-                                         title=_(u"Series"), page="serieslist", data="series")
+                                         title=_(u"Series"), page="serieslist", data="series", order=order_no)
         else:
             entries = calibre_db.session.query(db.Books, func.count('books_series_link').label('count')) \
                 .join(db.books_series_link).join(db.Series).filter(calibre_db.common_filters()) \