diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useSort.tsx b/client/src/hooks/useSort.tsx
index dad6af6..64a1102 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useSort.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useSort.tsx
@@ -5,19 +5,27 @@ export enum Direction {
   DESC = -1
 }
 
-export function useSort<T>(items: T[], key: string, direction: Direction = Direction.ASC): T[] {
+export function useKeySort<T>(items: T[], key: string, direction: Direction = Direction.ASC): T[] {
+  const predicate = useCallback((a: any, b: any) => {
+    if (!a.hasOwnProperty(key)) return -direction;
+    if (!b.hasOwnProperty(key)) return direction;
+    if (a[key] > b[key]) return direction;
+    if (a[key] < b[key]) return -direction;
+    return 0
+  }, [key, direction])  
+
+  return useSort(items, predicate)
+}
+
+export function useSort<T>(items: T[], predicate: (a:T, b:T) => number): T[] {
   const [ sorted, setSorted ] = useState(items);
   useEffect(() => {
     const sorted = [ ...items ]
     
-    sorted.sort((a: any, b: any) => {
-      if (a[key] > b[key]) return direction;
-      if (a[key] < b[key]) return -direction;
-      return 0
-    })
+    sorted.sort(predicate)
 
     setSorted(sorted)
-  }, [key, items, direction])
+  }, [items, predicate])
 
   return sorted
 }
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diff --git a/client/src/routes/home/index.tsx b/client/src/routes/home/index.tsx
index a8a9901..4cd147e 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/home/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/home/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import { base58UUID } from '../../util/uuid';
 import { useStoredProjectList } from "../../hooks/use-stored-project-list";
 import { formatDate } from "../../util/date";
-import { Direction, useSort } from "../../hooks/useSort";
+import { Direction, useKeySort, useSort } from "../../hooks/useSort";
 import { useTitle } from "../../hooks/use-title";
 
 const Home: FunctionComponent = () => {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const Home: FunctionComponent = () => {
   const [projects] = useStoredProjectList()
   const [sortingKey, setSortingKey] = useState('updatedAt')
   const [sortingDirection, setSortingDirection] = useState<Direction>(Direction.DESC)
-  const sortedProjects = useSort(projects, sortingKey, sortingDirection)
+  const sortedProjects = useKeySort(projects, sortingKey, sortingDirection)
   const history = useHistory()
 
   const openNewProject = () => {