diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/utils/v3/activities/FundingComparators.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/utils/v3/activities/FundingComparators.java
index 857461b6e12..ae0864cd3ab 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/utils/v3/activities/FundingComparators.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/utils/v3/activities/FundingComparators.java
@@ -18,16 +18,8 @@ public class FundingComparators {
 
     private final String TYPE_SORT_KEY = "type";
 
-    private final String SOURCE_SORT_KEY = "source";
-
-    private String orcid = null;
-
     public FundingComparators() {}
 
-    public FundingComparators(String orcid) {
-        this.orcid = orcid;
-    }
-
     public Comparator<FundingGroup> getInstance(String key, boolean sortAsc, String orcid) {
         Comparator<FundingGroup> comparator = null;
         if (DATE_SORT_KEY.equals(key)) {
@@ -120,7 +112,7 @@ public List<FundingGroup> sortBySource(List<FundingGroup> fundingGroups, boolean
         selfAsserted.sort(new FundingComparators().TITLE_COMPARATOR);
         validated.sort(new FundingComparators().TITLE_COMPARATOR);
 
-        return (sortAsc ? Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream()) : Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream()))
+        return (sortAsc ? Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream()) : Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream()))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 }
diff --git a/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginator.java b/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginator.java
index 58931afd1a3..9553e641f11 100644
--- a/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginator.java
+++ b/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginator.java
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ public List<org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.summary.WorkGroup> sortBySour
         selfAsserted.sort(new TitleComparator());
         validated.sort(new TitleComparator());
 
-        return sortAsc ? Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream())
-                .collect(Collectors.toList()) : Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream())
+        return (sortAsc ? Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream()) : Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream()))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ public List<WorkGroupExtended> sortBySourceExtended(List<WorkGroupExtended> work
         selfAsserted.sort(new TitleComparatorWorkGroupExtended());
         validated.sort(new TitleComparatorWorkGroupExtended());
 
-        return (sortAsc ? Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream()) : Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream()))
+        return (sortAsc ? Stream.concat(validated.stream(), selfAsserted.stream()) : Stream.concat(selfAsserted.stream(), validated.stream()))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
diff --git a/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/FundingsControllerTest.java b/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/FundingsControllerTest.java
index da8c571d045..711dd988f02 100644
--- a/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/FundingsControllerTest.java
+++ b/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/FundingsControllerTest.java
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ public void testGetFundingsJsonSortedBySource() {
         List<FundingGroup> fundings = fundingController.getFundingsJson("source", true);
         assertNotNull(fundings);
         assertEquals(3, fundings.size());
-        assertEquals("4444-4444-4444-4443", fundings.get(0).getFundings().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("4444-4444-4444-4441", fundings.get(2).getFundings().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("4444-4444-4444-4441", fundings.get(0).getFundings().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("4444-4444-4444-4443", fundings.get(2).getFundings().get(0).getSource());
     }
 
     private FundingForm getFundingForm() {
diff --git a/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginatorTest.java b/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginatorTest.java
index 2a10808f122..b9ca7dce213 100644
--- a/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginatorTest.java
+++ b/orcid-web/src/test/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/pagination/WorksPaginatorTest.java
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ public void testSourceSort() {
         Mockito.when(worksCacheManager.getGroupedWorks(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(works);
         Page<org.orcid.pojo.grouping.WorkGroup> page = worksPaginator.getWorksPage("orcid", 0, pageSize, false, WorksPaginator.SOURCE_SORT_KEY, false);
 
-        assertEquals("APP-5555-5555-5555-5555", page.getGroups().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("orcid", page.getGroups().get(49).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("orcid", page.getGroups().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("APP-5555-5555-5555-5555", page.getGroups().get(49).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ public void testTitleSortCase() {
         Mockito.when(worksCacheManager.getGroupedWorks(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(works);
         Page<org.orcid.pojo.grouping.WorkGroup> page = worksPaginator.getWorksPage("orcid", 0, pageSize, false, WorksPaginator.SOURCE_SORT_KEY, false);
 
-        assertEquals("APP-5555-5555-5555-5555", page.getGroups().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("orcid", page.getGroups().get(49).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("orcid", page.getGroups().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
+        assertEquals("APP-5555-5555-5555-5555", page.getGroups().get(49).getWorks().get(0).getSource());
     }
 
     @Test