diff --git a/js/components/table.js b/js/components/table.js
index b2195a39..7565868c 100644
--- a/js/components/table.js
+++ b/js/components/table.js
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ let Table = React.createClass({
     },
     render() {
         if(this.props.itemList && this.props.itemList.length > 0) {
-
             return (
                 <div className="ascribe-table">
-                    <TableHeader columnMap={this.props.columnMap} itemList={this.props.itemList} fetchList={this.props.fetchList} orderAsc={this.props.orderAsc} />
+                    <TableHeader columnMap={this.props.columnMap} itemList={this.props.itemList} fetchList={this.props.fetchList} orderAsc={this.props.orderAsc} orderBy={this.props.orderBy} />
                     {this.props.itemList.map((item, i) => {
                         return (
                             <TableItem columnMap={this.props.columnMap} columnContent={item} key={i} />
diff --git a/js/components/table_header.js b/js/components/table_header.js
index 78e41e2d..8754e477 100644
--- a/js/components/table_header.js
+++ b/js/components/table_header.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ let TableHeader = React.createClass({
         columnMap: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         itemList: React.PropTypes.array.isRequired,
         fetchList: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        orderAsc: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+        orderAsc: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        orderBy: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired
     },
 
     sortIndex(i) {
@@ -31,9 +32,8 @@ let TableHeader = React.createClass({
         let columnMapValuesList = GeneralUtils.valuesOfObject(this.props.columnMap);
 
         let calcHeaderText = (val, i, columnClass) => {
-            let s = "";
 
-            if(columnMapValuesList[i].canBeOrdered) {
+            if(columnMapValuesList[i].canBeOrdered && Object.keys(this.props.columnMap)[i] === this.props.orderBy) {
 
                 let boundClick = this.sortIndex.bind(this, i);
                 let carretDirection = 'glyphicon-triangle-';
diff --git a/js/components/table_header_item.js b/js/components/table_header_item.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d566975c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/components/table_header_item.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+
+let TableHeaderItem = React.createClass({
+    mixins: [TableColumnMixin],
+    render() {
+        return()
+    }
+});