diff --git a/src/templates/admin/copyediting/add_copyeditor_assignment.html b/src/templates/admin/copyediting/add_copyeditor_assignment.html
index 76b62af9f1..08adab3c8b 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/copyediting/add_copyeditor_assignment.html
+++ b/src/templates/admin/copyediting/add_copyeditor_assignment.html
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ <h2>1. Select Copyeditor</h2>
                     <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <th>Select</th>
-                        <th>Name</th>
+                        <th>First Name</th>
+                        <th>Last Name</th>
                         <th>Email Address</th>
                         <th>Active Copyedits</th>
                     </tr>
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ <h2>1. Select Copyeditor</h2>
                     {% for copyeditor_role in copyeditors %}
                         <tr>
                             <td><input type="radio" name="copyeditor" value="{{ copyeditor_role.user.id }}" {% if copyeditor_role.user == form.cleaned_data.copyeditor %}checked="checked"{% endif %}></td>
-                            <td>{{ copyeditor_role.user.full_name }}</td>
+                            <td>{{ copyeditor_role.user.first_name }}{% if copyeditor_role.user.middle_name %} {{ copyeditor_role.user.middle_name }}{% endif %}</td>
+                            <td>{{ copyeditor_role.user.last_name }}</td>
                             <td>{{ copyeditor_role.user.email }}</td>
                             <td>{{ copyeditor_role.user.active_copyedits|length }}</td>
                         </tr>
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ <h2>2. Select Files</h2>
                         <th>Uploaded</th>
                         <th>Download</th>
                     </tr>
+
                     {% for file in article.manuscript_files.all %}
                         <tr>
                             <td><input type="checkbox" name="files_for_copyediting" value="{{ file.id }}"
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ <h2>3. Set Options</h2>
 {% endblock body %}
 
 {% block js %}
-    {% include "elements/datatables.html" with target="#copyeditor" %}
+    {% include "elements/datatables.html" with target="#copyeditor" sort=2 order='asc' %}
     {% include "elements/datepicker.html" with target="#id_due" %}
     {% include "elements/jqte.html" %}
     <script src="{% static "admin/js/csrf.js" %}"></script>
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/elements/datatables.html b/src/templates/admin/elements/datatables.html
index 4b825f166e..190bcc0898 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/elements/datatables.html
+++ b/src/templates/admin/elements/datatables.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         "lengthMenu": [[25, 50, 10, -1], [25, 50, 10, "All"]],
     {% if hide_length %}"bLengthChange": false,{% endif %}
     {% if hide_page %}"bPaginate": false,{% endif %}
-    {% if sort %}"order": [[ {{ order }}, "{{ sort }}" ]],{% endif %}
+    {% if sort and order %}"order": [[ {{ sort }}, "{{ order }}" ]],{% endif %}
     {% if disable_ordering %}"ordering": false,{% endif %}
     {% if page_length %}"pageLength": {{ page_length }},{% endif %}
     });