diff --git a/app/sip_profiles/sip_profiles.php b/app/sip_profiles/sip_profiles.php
index 7ea2f1c426..36df51a828 100644
--- a/app/sip_profiles/sip_profiles.php
+++ b/app/sip_profiles/sip_profiles.php
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@
 	}
 
 //get order and order by
-	$order_by = $_GET["order_by"];
+	if (isset($_GET["order_by"])) {
+		$order_by = $_GET["order_by"];
+	}
+	else {
+		$order_by = 'sip_profile_name';
+	}
 	$order = $_GET["order"];
 
 //add the search string
@@ -222,4 +227,4 @@
 //include the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>