diff --git a/cps/static/js/filter_list.js b/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
index 611bf3b4..b138d3b6 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/filter_list.js
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ var direction = 0;  // Descending order
 var sort = 0;       // Show sorted entries
 
 $("#sort_name").click(function() {
-    /*$.ajax({
+    var class_name = $("h1").attr('Class') + "_sort_name";
+    var obj = {};
+    obj[class_name] = sort;
+    $.ajax({
         method:"post",
         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
         dataType: "json",
         url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
-        data: "{" + st + "}",
-    });*/
+        data: JSON.stringify({obj}),
+    });
 
     var count = 0;
     var index = 0;
diff --git a/cps/static/js/main.js b/cps/static/js/main.js
index c7eaec1b..6e9116e7 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/main.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/main.js
@@ -378,16 +378,19 @@ $(function() {
     });
 
     $(".update-view").click(function(e) {
-        var target = $(this).data("target");
         var view = $(this).data("view");
 
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
-        var data = {};
-        data[target] = view;
-        console.debug("Updating view data: ", data);
-        $.post( "/ajax/view", data).done(function( ) {
-            location.reload();
+        $.ajax({
+            method:"post",
+            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: window.location.pathname + "/../../ajax/view",
+            data: JSON.stringify({"series_view":view}),
+            success: function success() {
+                location.reload();
+            }
         });
     });
 });
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 16c9c997..b3ecc674 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def toggle_archived(book_id):
 @web.route("/ajax/view", methods=["POST"])
 @login_required
 def update_view():
-    to_save = request.form.to_dict()
+    to_save = request.get_json()
     allowed_view = ['grid', 'list']
     if "series_view" in to_save and to_save["series_view"] in allowed_view:
         try:
@@ -481,10 +481,12 @@ def update_view():
         except Exception:
             log.error("Could not save series_view_settings: %r %r", request, to_save)
             return "Invalid request", 400
+    elif "authorslist" in to_save:
+        pass
     else:
         log.error("Invalid request received: %r %r", request, to_save)
         return "Invalid request", 400
-    return "", 200
+    return "1", 200
 
 
 '''