diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/search.js b/zephyr/static/js/search.js
index f37cb334db..4ca041d32f 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/search.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/search.js
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ function get_stream_suggestions(query) {
         return {action: 'stream', query: stream};
     });
 
+    objs = typeahead_helper.sorter(query, objs, get_query);
+
     $.each(objs, function (idx, obj) {
         var prefix = 'Narrow to stream';
         var stream = obj.query;
@@ -154,8 +156,6 @@ function get_stream_suggestions(query) {
         obj.search_string = get_search_string(obj);
     });
 
-    objs = typeahead_helper.sorter(query, objs, get_query);
-
     return objs;
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ function get_person_suggestions(all_people, query, action) {
         return {action: action, query: person};
     });
 
+
+    objs.sort(function (x, y) {
+        return typeahead_helper.compare_by_pms(get_query(x), get_query(y));
+    });
+
     $.each(objs, function (idx, obj) {
         var prefix;
         var person;
@@ -187,11 +192,6 @@ function get_person_suggestions(all_people, query, action) {
         obj.search_string = get_search_string(obj);
     });
 
-
-    objs.sort(function (x, y) {
-        return typeahead_helper.compare_by_pms(get_query(x), get_query(y));
-    });
-
     return objs;
 }