diff --git a/esp/src/eclwatch/QuerySetQueryWidget.js b/esp/src/eclwatch/QuerySetQueryWidget.js
index a153cb99b52..e2dfae4d4a1 100644
--- a/esp/src/eclwatch/QuerySetQueryWidget.js
+++ b/esp/src/eclwatch/QuerySetQueryWidget.js
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@ define([
                     },
                     PublishedBy: {
                         width: 100,
-                        label: this.i18n.PublishedBy,
-                        sortable: false
+                        label: this.i18n.PublishedBy
                     },
                     Status: {
                         width: 100,
diff --git a/esp/src/src-react/components/Queries.tsx b/esp/src/src-react/components/Queries.tsx
index b069b7b0c4c..415c3bb61d2 100644
--- a/esp/src/src-react/components/Queries.tsx
+++ b/esp/src/src-react/components/Queries.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const Queries: React.FunctionComponent<QueriesProps> = ({
                 }
             },
             Dll: { label: nlsHPCC.Dll },
-            PublishedBy: { label: nlsHPCC.PublishedBy, sortable: false },
+            PublishedBy: { label: nlsHPCC.PublishedBy },
             Status: { label: nlsHPCC.Status, sortable: false }
         };
     }, []);