diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index 0faf8dbc5..1c8e523ae 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -950,6 +950,10 @@ sub getSortBy {
     my $self = shift;
     my $scratchSortBy = $self->getId."_sortBy";
     my $sortBy = $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy) || $self->getValue("sortBy");
+    # XXX: This should be fixed in an upgrade and in the definition, NOT HERE
+    if ( $sortBy eq "rating" ) {
+        $sortBy = "threadRating";
+    }
     return $sortBy;
 }