diff --git a/scanner/mapping.go b/scanner/mapping.go
index bcb8fa6d4..bcc63a7ae 100644
--- a/scanner/mapping.go
+++ b/scanner/mapping.go
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ func (s *mediaFileMapper) toMediaFile(md *Metadata) model.MediaFile {
 }
 
 func sanitizeFieldForSorting(originalValue string) string {
-	v := utils.NoArticle(originalValue)
-	v = strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(v))
-	return v
+	v := strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(originalValue))
+	return utils.NoArticle(v)
 }
 
 func (s *mediaFileMapper) mapTrackTitle(md *Metadata) string {