diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 46dba97b..ad8ea951 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	declare -a NODE_TYPES
 	for k in "${NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
 		echo "${k} ${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]}"
-	done | sort -n | while read nmtype desc; do 
+	done | sort | while read nmtype desc; do 
 		NODE_TYPES+=(${nmtype})
 		echo "$nmtype - $desc"
 	done