diff --git a/js/components/forms/requests_list.js b/js/components/forms/requests_list.js
index a4ab592b..52d46f26 100644
--- a/js/components/forms/requests_list.js
+++ b/js/components/forms/requests_list.js
@@ -133,9 +133,13 @@ export default {
       },
       dollars: (value) => formatDollars(value, false),
       updateSortValue: function(columnName) {
+        if (!this.isExtended) { return }
+
+        // toggle ascending / descending if column is clicked twice
         if (columnName === this.sort.columnName) {
           this.sort.isAscending = !this.sort.isAscending
         }
+
         this.sort.columnName = columnName;
       },
     },
diff --git a/templates/requests/index.html b/templates/requests/index.html
index de9b0d1a..3fcb5489 100644
--- a/templates/requests/index.html
+++ b/templates/requests/index.html
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
       <table>
         <thead>
           <tr>
-            <th v-for="column in getColumns()"scope="col">
-              <a @click.prevent="updateSortValue(column.attr)" href="">!{ column.displayName }</a>
+            <th @click.prevent="updateSortValue(column.attr)" v-for="column in getColumns()"scope="col">
+              !{ column.displayName }
               <span v-if="column.attr === sort.columnName && sort.isAscending" class="icon icon--caret_up" aria-idden="true">
                 {{ Icon("caret_down") }}
               </span>