diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 74faabaea..d4587e298 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  - fix: Delete this entry link in data form header broken
  - fix: Image uploads fail when not using preload.perl
  - fix: Workflow activities don't pick up new default values
+ - safely allow sorting by more fields in collaboration systems
 
 7.4.10
  - fix: Graphs aren't sized properly using GraphicsMagick
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index c82674ebc..56d43fea2 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -934,9 +934,6 @@ sub getThreadsPaginator {
     my $scratchSortBy = $self->getId."_sortBy";
 	my $scratchSortOrder = $self->getId."_sortDir";
 	my $sortBy = $self->session->form->process("sortBy") || $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy) || $self->get("sortBy");
-	if (!isIn($sortBy, qw(lineage assetData.revisionDate creationDate title userDefined1 userDefined2 userDefined3 userDefuned4 userDefined5 karmaRank))) {
-        $sortBy = '';
-    }
     my $sortOrder = $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortOrder) || $self->get("sortOrder");
 	if ($sortBy ne $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy) && $self->session->form->process("func") ne "editSave") {
 		$self->session->scratch->set($scratchSortBy,$self->session->form->process("sortBy"));
@@ -954,7 +951,7 @@ sub getThreadsPaginator {
     if ($sortBy eq 'rating') {
         $sortBy = 'threadRating';
     } 
-
+    $sortBy = $self->session->db->dbh->quote_identifier($sortBy);
 	my $sql = "
 		select 
 			asset.assetId,