diff --git a/resources/ts/lib/tasks.ts b/resources/ts/lib/tasks.ts
index a95ce5e..33e27b4 100644
--- a/resources/ts/lib/tasks.ts
+++ b/resources/ts/lib/tasks.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ export function taskCompleted(task: Task): boolean {
 
 export function fallbackDate(task: Task): Date {
     return new Date(
-        task.created_at.getFullYear() - 100,
-        task.created_at.getMonth(),
-        task.created_at.getDate(),
+        (task.check_date ?? task.created_at).getFullYear() + 100,
+        (task.check_date ?? task.created_at).getMonth(),
+        (task.check_date ?? task.created_at).getDate(),
         0,
         0,
         0,
@@ -73,54 +73,31 @@ export function fallbackDate(task: Task): Date {
     );
 }
 
-export function sortTasks(
-    tasks: Task[],
+export function taskSortFunction(
     sortType: SortType,
     reverse: boolean,
-): Task[] {
+): (a: Task, b: Task) => number {
     switch (sortType) {
         case SortType.CREATED_AT:
-            return tasks
-                .slice()
-                .sort(
-                    (a: Task, b: Task) =>
-                        (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
-                        (a.created_at.getTime() - b.created_at.getTime()),
-                );
+            return (a: Task, b: Task) =>
+                (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
+                (a.created_at.getTime() - b.created_at.getTime());
         case SortType.UPDATED_AT:
-            return tasks
-                .slice()
-                .sort(
-                    (a: Task, b: Task) =>
-                        (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
-                        (a.updated_at.getTime() - b.updated_at.getTime()),
-                );
+            return (a: Task, b: Task) =>
+                (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
+                (a.updated_at.getTime() - b.updated_at.getTime());
         case SortType.CHECK_DATE:
-            return tasks
-                .slice()
-                .sort(
-                    (a: Task, b: Task) =>
-                        (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
-                        ((a.check_date ?? fallbackDate(a)).getTime() -
-                            (b.check_date ?? fallbackDate(b)).getTime()),
-                );
+            return (a: Task, b: Task) =>
+                (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
+                ((a.check_date ?? fallbackDate(a)).getTime() -
+                    (b.check_date ?? fallbackDate(b)).getTime());
         case SortType.RESET_DATE:
-            return tasks
-                .slice()
-                .sort(
-                    (a: Task, b: Task) =>
-                        (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
-                            (taskNextReset(a) ?? fallbackDate(a)).getTime() -
-                        (taskNextReset(b) ?? fallbackDate(b)).getTime(),
-                );
+            return (a: Task, b: Task) =>
+                (reverse ? -1 : 1) *
+                ((taskNextReset(a) ?? fallbackDate(a)).getTime() -
+                    (taskNextReset(b) ?? fallbackDate(b)).getTime());
         case SortType.NAME:
-            return tasks
-                .slice()
-                .sort(
-                    (a: Task, b: Task) =>
-                        (reverse ? -1 : 1) * a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
-                );
-        default:
-            return tasks.slice();
+            return (a: Task, b: Task) =>
+                (reverse ? -1 : 1) * a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/ts/views/ListView.vue b/resources/ts/views/ListView.vue
index 73fba03..37294ae 100644
--- a/resources/ts/views/ListView.vue
+++ b/resources/ts/views/ListView.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "@lucide/vue";
 import TaskItem from "@/components/TaskItem.vue";
 import ListOptions from "@/components/ListOptions.vue";
-import { taskCompleted, sortTasks, newTemporaryTask } from "@/lib/tasks";
+import { taskCompleted, taskSortFunction, newTemporaryTask } from "@/lib/tasks";
 import { SortType } from "@/enums";
 import { booleanCookieRef, enumCookieRef } from "@/lib/cookies";
 import { useAlertStore } from "@/stores/alerts";
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function fetchTasks(requestedList: string) {
 }
 
 function reSortTasks(update = false) {
-    tasks.value = sortTasks(tasks.value, sortType.value, sortReverse.value);
+    tasks.value.sort(taskSortFunction(sortType.value, sortReverse.value));
     if (update) {
         updateTitle();
         if (tasks.value.length && list.value) {