diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.controller.js
index 7a0e13b6f8..8c95aa745a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.controller.js
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ function ListTemplatesController(
         { label: `${strings.get('sort.LAST_JOB_RUN_DESCENDING')}`, value: '-last_job_run' },
         { label: `${strings.get('sort.INVENTORY_ASCENDING')}`, value: 'job_template__inventory__id' },
         { label: `${strings.get('sort.INVENTORY_DESCENDING')}`, value: '-job_template__inventory__id' },
-        { label: `${strings.get('sort.PROJECT_ASCENDING')}`, value: 'project__id' },
-        { label: `${strings.get('sort.PROJECT_DESCENDING')}`, value: '-project__id' },
+        { label: `${strings.get('sort.PROJECT_ASCENDING')}`, value: 'jobtemplate__project__id' },
+        { label: `${strings.get('sort.PROJECT_DESCENDING')}`, value: '-jobtemplate__project__id' },
     ];
 
     vm.toolbarSortValue = toolbarSortDefault;