diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_readmes.py b/.github/scripts/update_readmes.py
index 20cef7ac..a6bf7c93 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_readmes.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_readmes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def main():
     listings = util.getListingsFromJSON()
 
     util.checkSchema(listings)
-    util.sortListings(listings)
+    listings = util.sortListings(listings) # no longer in place my bad :(
     util.embedTable(listings, "README.md")
 
     util.setOutput("commit_message", "Updating READMEs at " + datetime.now().strftime("%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"))