diff --git a/fs_trade_limit.lua b/fs_trade_limit.lua
index e7aab12..4207ef4 100644
--- a/fs_trade_limit.lua
+++ b/fs_trade_limit.lua
@@ -176,11 +176,16 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_trade_limit = function(player, selected)
 	
 	-- the table event selection returns a row index - we need to translate that to our table
 	local item_list = {}
-	local row = 2
-	local selected_row = 1
-	-- TODO: sort this list in some way? alphabeticly? by limit?
+	local descr_list = {}
 	for k,v in pairs( items ) do
 		table.insert(item_list, k)
+	end
+	-- avoid total chaos by sorting this list
+	table.sort(item_list)
+	local row = 2
+	local selected_row = 1
+	for i, k in ipairs( item_list ) do
+		local v = items[k]
 		if(selected and k == selected) then
 			selected_row = #item_list + 1
 		end