diff --git a/includes/class-sp-league-table.php b/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
index 3b45a32a..ac110518 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class SP_League_Table extends SP_Secondary_Post {
 				// Flip value if descending order
 				if ( $priority['order'] == 'DESC' ) $output = 0 - $output;
 
-				return ( $output > 0 );
+				return ( $output > 0 ? 1 : -1 );
 
 			endif;
 
diff --git a/includes/sp-core-functions.php b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
index 2b91b7ca..03042041 100644
--- a/includes/sp-core-functions.php
+++ b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
@@ -1482,7 +1482,9 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'sp_sort_terms' ) ) {
 			$b = intval( $b );
 			$b = get_term( $b );
 		}
-		return get_term_meta( $a->term_id, 'sp_order', true ) > get_term_meta( $b->term_id, 'sp_order', true );
+		$term_meta_a = get_term_meta( $a->term_id, 'sp_order', true );
+		$term_meta_b = get_term_meta( $b->term_id, 'sp_order', true );
+		return $term_meta_a == $term_meta_b ? 0 : ($term_meta_a > $term_meta_b ? 1 : -1);
 	}
 }