diff --git a/shared/utils/naturalSort.js b/shared/utils/naturalSort.js
index 5c564bb4a..2165dc9f5 100644
--- a/shared/utils/naturalSort.js
+++ b/shared/utils/naturalSort.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // @flow
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { sortBy } from 'lodash';
 import naturalSort from 'natural-sort';
 
-export default (sortableArray: Object[] = [], key: string) => {
+export default (sortableArray: Object[], key: string) => {
+  if (!sortableArray) return [];
+
   let keys = sortableArray.map(object => object[key]);
   keys.sort(naturalSort());
-  return _.sortBy(sortableArray, object => keys.indexOf(object[key]));
+  return sortBy(sortableArray, object => keys.indexOf(object[key]));
 };