diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.js
index 3b61906a0..c32d21f7b 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.js
@@ -25,20 +25,16 @@ const Fetcher = observer(
         },
         markCompleted() {
           this.completedAt = moment();
-        },
-        forceUpdate() {
-          this.time = moment(0);
         }
       },
       {
         update: action,
-        markCompleted: action,
-        forceUpdate: action
+        markCompleted: action
       }
     );
 
     getSortSettings = () => {
-      const { alertStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
+      const { settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       let sortSettings = {
         useDefaults: false,
@@ -55,7 +51,7 @@ const Fetcher = observer(
         return sortSettings;
       }
 
-      sortSettings.sortOrder = alertStore.settings.values.sorting.grid.order;
+      sortSettings.sortOrder = settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder;
 
       // don't sort if sorting is disabled
       if (
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ const Fetcher = observer(
             : "0"
           : "";
 
-      if (settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel === null) {
+      if (settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel !== null) {
         sortSettings.sortLabel = settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel;
       }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.test.js b/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.test.js
index 26245a425..ada3c8fce 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Fetcher/index.test.js
@@ -139,6 +139,88 @@ describe("<Fetcher />", () => {
     expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
   });
 
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with empty sort arguments when sortOrder=default", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.default.value;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("", "", "");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=disabled reverseSort=false", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.disabled.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = false;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("disabled", "", "");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=disabled reverseSort=true", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.disabled.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = true;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("disabled", "", "");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=startsAt reverseSort=false", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.startsAt.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = false;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("startsAt", "", "0");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=startsAt reverseSort=true", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.startsAt.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = true;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("startsAt", "", "1");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=label sortLabel=cluster reverseSort=false", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.label.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel = "cluster";
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = false;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("label", "cluster", "0");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=label sortLabel=job reverseSort=true", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.label.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel = "job";
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = true;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("label", "job", "1");
+  });
+
+  it("calls alertStore.fetchWithThrottle with correct sort arguments when sortOrder=label sortLabel=instance reverseSort=null", () => {
+    MockEmptyAPIResponseWithoutFilters();
+    const fetchSpy = jest.spyOn(alertStore, "fetchWithThrottle");
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortOrder =
+      settingsStore.gridConfig.options.label.value;
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.sortLabel = "instance";
+    settingsStore.gridConfig.config.reverseSort = null;
+    MountedFetcher();
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("label", "instance", "");
+  });
+
   it("internal timer is armed after render", () => {
     const tree = MountedFetcher();
     const instance = tree.instance();