diff --git a/public/src/modules/sort.js b/public/src/modules/sort.js
index e063fceda3..6033b9680a 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/sort.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/sort.js
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 /* globals define, config, socket, app, ajaxify, templates */
 
-define('sort', function() {
+define('sort', ['components'], function(components) {
 	var module = {};
 
 	module.handleSort = function (field, method, gotoOnSave) {
-		var threadSort = $('.thread-sort');
+		var threadSort = components.get('thread/sort');
 		threadSort.find('i').removeClass('fa-check');
 		var currentSetting = threadSort.find('a[data-sort="' + config[field] + '"]');
 		currentSetting.find('i').addClass('fa-check');
 
-		$('.thread-sort').on('click', 'a', function() {
+		threadSort.on('click', 'a', function() {
 			var newSetting = $(this).attr('data-sort');
 			socket.emit(method, newSetting, function(err) {
 				if (err) {