diff --git a/app/models/closet_hanger.rb b/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
index 7e2b4734..5a759fc8 100644
--- a/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
+++ b/app/models/closet_hanger.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class ClosetHanger < ApplicationRecord
   validate :list_belongs_to_user
 
   scope :alphabetical_by_item_name, -> {
-    joins(:item => :translations).
-      where(Item::Translation.arel_table[:locale].eq(I18n.locale)).
-      order(Item::Translation.arel_table[:name])
+    it = Item::Translation.arel_table
+    joins(:item => :translations).where(it[:locale].eq(I18n.locale)).
+      order(it[:name].asc)
   }
   scope :newest, -> { order(arel_table[:created_at].desc) }
   scope :owned_before_wanted, -> { order(arel_table[:owned].desc) }
diff --git a/app/models/color.rb b/app/models/color.rb
index dc269d06..50b90822 100644
--- a/app/models/color.rb
+++ b/app/models/color.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 class Color < ApplicationRecord
   translates :name
   
-  scope :alphabetical, -> { with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Color::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
+  scope :alphabetical, -> {
+    ct = Color::Translation.arel_table
+    with_translations(I18n.locale).order(ct[:name].asc)
+  }
   scope :basic, -> { where(:basic => true) }
   scope :standard, -> { where(:standard => true) }
   scope :nonstandard, -> { where(:standard => false) }
diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index 452788aa..e8e1879f 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Item < ApplicationRecord
     locale = locale or I18n.locale
     it = Item::Translation.arel_table
     joins(:translations).where(it[:locale].eq('en')).
-      order(it[:name])
+      order(it[:name].asc)
   }
 
   scope :newest, -> {
diff --git a/app/models/species.rb b/app/models/species.rb
index 29e46311..8083dd22 100644
--- a/app/models/species.rb
+++ b/app/models/species.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 class Species < ApplicationRecord
   translates :name
   
-  scope :alphabetical, -> { with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Species::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
+  scope :alphabetical, -> {
+    st = Species::Translation.arel_table
+    with_translations(I18n.locale).order(st[:name].asc)
+  }
 
   scope :matching_name, ->(name, locale = I18n.locale) {
     st = Species::Translation.arel_table
diff --git a/app/models/zone.rb b/app/models/zone.rb
index 8ddc10c5..887fba03 100644
--- a/app/models/zone.rb
+++ b/app/models/zone.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class Zone < ApplicationRecord
+class Zone < ActiveRecord::Base
   translates :label, :plain_label
   
   # When selecting zones that an asset occupies, we allow the zone to set
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ class Zone < ApplicationRecord
   attr_writer :sometimes
   
   scope :alphabetical, -> {
-    with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Zone::Translation.arel_table[:label])
+    zt = Zone::Translation.arel_table
+    with_translations(I18n.locale).order(zt[:label].asc)
   }
   scope :includes_translations, -> { includes(:translations) }
   scope :matching_label, ->(label, locale = I18n.locale) {