diff --git a/lib/elasticsearch_template.py b/lib/elasticsearch_template.py
index bec156be185d03b10e2123f80e0285023f367277..ed4fa9fdf676e8094d49d9b829b8161c8f30a136 100644
--- a/lib/elasticsearch_template.py
+++ b/lib/elasticsearch_template.py
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ template = {
                           },
                           "sort": {
                             "type": "text",
-                            "analyzer": "my_sort_analyzer"
+                            "analyzer": "my_sort_analyzer",
+                            "fielddata": True
                           },
                           "suggest": {
                             "type": "text",