diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4d3bb83..c43be8c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func showQueue() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	sortConfig := mailq.NewSortConfig()
-	sortConfig.By("Status", "ASC")
-	sortConfig.By("Sender", "ASC")
-	sortConfig.By("Recipients", "DESC")
+	sortConfig, _ = sortConfig.By("Status", "ASC")
+	sortConfig, _ = sortConfig.By("Sender", "ASC")
+	sortConfig, _ = sortConfig.By("Recipients", "DESC")
 	queue.Sort(sortConfig)
 	if settings["usePager"] == "true" {
 		pagerReader, pagerWriter := io.Pipe()