diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_genres_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_genres_controller.rb
index 43dac8740..c413bf1f2 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_genres_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_genres_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ApiGenresController < ApiController
   respond_to :json
 
   def index
-    @genres = Genre.find(:all)
+    @genres = Genre.order(:description)
   end
 
   def show