diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/data/Sort.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/data/Sort.java
index 6a112d951b..ec4c58e921 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/data/Sort.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/data/Sort.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public abstract class Sort
    
    // TODO: make this configurable
    /** config value whether to use strong collation Key string comparisons */
-   private boolean strongStringCompare = false;
+   private boolean strongStringCompare = true;
    
    private static Log    s_logger = LogFactory.getLog(IDataContainer.class);