diff --git a/src/view.slickgrid.js b/src/view.slickgrid.js
index f960d36c..75c56b76 100644
--- a/src/view.slickgrid.js
+++ b/src/view.slickgrid.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ my.SlickGrid = Backbone.View.extend({
     });
 
     // Order them if there is ordering info on the state
-    if (this.state.get('columnsOrder')){
+    if (this.state.get('columnsOrder') && this.state.get('columnsOrder').length > 0) {
       visibleColumns = visibleColumns.sort(function(a,b){
         return _.indexOf(self.state.get('columnsOrder'),a.id) > _.indexOf(self.state.get('columnsOrder'),b.id) ? 1 : -1;
       });