diff --git a/js/actions/edition_list_actions.js b/js/actions/edition_list_actions.js
index f07d7d18..e967793c 100644
--- a/js/actions/edition_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/edition_list_actions.js
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ class EditionListActions {
     }
 
     fetchEditionList(pieceId, orderBy, orderAsc) {
+        if(!orderBy && typeof orderAsc == "undefined") {
+            orderBy = 'edition_number';
+            orderAsc = true;
+        }
+
         EditionListFetcher
             .fetch(pieceId, orderBy, orderAsc)
             .then((res) => {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_table_editions.js b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_table_editions.js
index 9edc4e8a..3e81574a 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_table_editions.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_table_editions.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ let AccordionListItemTableEditions = React.createClass({
 
     toggleTable() {
         PieceListActions.showEditionList(this.props.parentId);
-        EditionListActions.fetchEditionList(this.props.parentId, this.state.orderBy, this.state.orderAsc);
+        EditionListActions.fetchEditionList(this.props.parentId);
     },
 
     changeEditionListOrder(orderBy, orderAsc) {
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ let AccordionListItemTableEditions = React.createClass({
     render() {
         let selectedEditionsCount = 0;
         let allEditionsCount = 0;
+        let orderBy;
+        let orderAsc;
 
         // here we need to check if all editions of a specific
         // piece are already defined. Otherwise .length will throw an error and we'll not
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ let AccordionListItemTableEditions = React.createClass({
         if(this.state.editionList[this.props.parentId]) {
             selectedEditionsCount = this.filterSelectedEditions().length;
             allEditionsCount = this.state.editionList[this.props.parentId].length;
+            orderBy = this.state.editionList[this.props.parentId].orderBy
+            orderAsc = this.state.editionList[this.props.parentId].orderAsc;
         }
 
         let transition = new TransitionModel('edition', 'editionId', 'bitcoin_id', PieceListActions.closeAllEditionLists);
@@ -151,8 +155,8 @@ let AccordionListItemTableEditions = React.createClass({
                     columnList={columnList}
                     numOfTableItems={this.props.numOfEditions}
                     show={this.props.show}
-                    orderBy={this.state.orderBy}
-                    orderAsc={this.state.orderAsc}
+                    orderBy={orderBy}
+                    orderAsc={orderAsc}
                     changeOrder={this.changeEditionListOrder}>
                     <AccordionListItemTableToggle
                         className="ascribe-accordion-list-table-toggle" 
diff --git a/js/stores/edition_list_store.js b/js/stores/edition_list_store.js
index 4c93fd5c..3121744e 100644
--- a/js/stores/edition_list_store.js
+++ b/js/stores/edition_list_store.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import EditionsListActions from '../actions/edition_list_actions';
 class EditionListStore {
     constructor() {
         this.editionList = {};
-        this.orderBy = 'edition_number';
-        this.orderAsc = true;
         this.bindActions(EditionsListActions);
     }
 
@@ -20,8 +18,15 @@ class EditionListStore {
             })
         }
         this.editionList[pieceId] = editionListOfPiece;
-        this.orderBy = orderBy;
-        this.orderAsc = orderAsc;
+
+        /**
+         * orderBy and orderAsc are specific to a single list of editons
+         * therefore they need to be saved in relation to their parent-piece.
+         *
+         * Default values for both are set in the editon_list-actions.
+         */
+        this.editionList[pieceId].orderBy = orderBy;
+        this.editionList[pieceId].orderAsc = orderAsc
     }
 
     onSelectEdition({pieceId, editionId}) {