diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index d274a622c..a1e29954a 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class User(Base, Stndrd, Age_times):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def referral_count(self):
-		return self.referrals.count()
+		return len(self.referrals)
 
 	def has_block(self, target):
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class User(Base, Stndrd, Age_times):
 		elif sort == "bottom":
 			submissions = sorted(submissions.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
 		elif sort == "comments":
-			submissions = submissions.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc()).all()
+			submissions = sorted(submissions.all(), key=lambda x: x.comment_count, reverse=True)
 
 		firstrange = 25 * (page - 1)
 		secondrange = firstrange + 26
diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 6a865a046..75226ea5a 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1,t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words=''
 	elif sort == "bottom":
 		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
 	elif sort == "comments":
-		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc()).all()
+		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.comment_count, reverse=True)
 	elif sort == "random":
 		posts = posts.all()
 		posts = random.sample(posts, k=len(posts))
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def changeloglist(v=None, sort="new", page=1 ,t="all", **kwargs):
 	elif sort == "bottom":
 		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
 	elif sort == "comments":
-		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc()).all()
+		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.comment_count, reverse=True)
 	elif sort == "random":
 		posts = posts.all()
 		posts = random.sample(posts, k=len(posts))
diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index a6b1c168f..efacf8d4c 100644
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def searchlisting(criteria, v=None, page=1, t="None", sort="top", b=None):
 	elif sort == "bottom":
 		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
 	elif sort == "comments":
-		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc()).all()
+		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.comment_count, reverse=True)
 	elif sort == "random":
 		posts = posts.all()
 		posts = random.sample(posts, k=len(posts))