diff --git a/app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Account/IndexController.php b/app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Account/IndexController.php
index 23e8c2fc0c..d175fe66c5 100644
--- a/app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Account/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Account/IndexController.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
         // depending on the sort parameters, this list must not be split, because the
         // order is calculated in the account transformer and by that time it's too late.
         $first = array_key_first($sorting);
-        $disablePagination = in_array($first, ['last_activity', 'balance_difference'], true);
+        $disablePagination = in_array($first, ['last_activity','balance', 'balance_difference'], true);
         if (!$disablePagination) {
             $accounts = $accounts->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
         }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/V2/AccountTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/V2/AccountTransformer.php
index db5f2065c5..a5b4022049 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/V2/AccountTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/V2/AccountTransformer.php
@@ -87,14 +87,18 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
         // get object groups
         $this->getObjectGroups($objects);
 
+        // sort:
+        $objects = $this->sortAccounts($objects);
+
         // if pagination is disabled, do it now:
-        if(true === $this->parameters->get('disablePagination')) {
-            $page = (int) $this->parameters->get('page');
-            $size = (int) $this->parameters->get('pageSize');
-            $objects = $objects->slice(($page-1) * $size, $size);
+        if (true === $this->parameters->get('disablePagination')) {
+            $page    = (int) $this->parameters->get('page');
+            $size    = (int) $this->parameters->get('pageSize');
+            $objects = $objects->slice(($page - 1) * $size, $size);
         }
 
-        return $this->sortAccounts($objects);
+        return $objects;
+
     }
 
     private function getDate(): Carbon
@@ -112,12 +116,12 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
      */
     public function transform(Account $account): array
     {
-        $id                 = $account->id;
+        $id = $account->id;
 
         // various meta
-        $accountRole        = $this->accountMeta[$id]['account_role'] ?? null;
-        $accountType        = $this->accountTypes[$id];
-        $order              = $account->order;
+        $accountRole = $this->accountMeta[$id]['account_role'] ?? null;
+        $accountType = $this->accountTypes[$id];
+        $order       = $account->order;
 
         // liability type
         $liabilityType      = 'liabilities' === $accountType ? $this->fullTypes[$id] : null;
@@ -127,13 +131,13 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
         $currentDebt        = $this->accountMeta[$id]['current_debt'] ?? null;
 
         // no currency? use default
-        $currency           = $this->default;
+        $currency = $this->default;
         if (array_key_exists($id, $this->accountMeta) && 0 !== (int) ($this->accountMeta[$id]['currency_id'] ?? 0)) {
             $currency = $this->currencies[(int) $this->accountMeta[$id]['currency_id']];
         }
         // amounts and calculation.
-        $balance            = $this->balances[$id]['balance'] ?? null;
-        $nativeBalance      = $this->convertedBalances[$id]['native_balance'] ?? null;
+        $balance       = $this->balances[$id]['balance'] ?? null;
+        $nativeBalance = $this->convertedBalances[$id]['native_balance'] ?? null;
 
         // no order for some accounts:
         if (!in_array(strtolower($accountType), ['liability', 'liabilities', 'asset'], true)) {
@@ -141,15 +145,15 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
         }
 
         // object group
-        $objectGroupId      = $this->objectGroups[$id]['id'] ?? null;
-        $objectGroupOrder   = $this->objectGroups[$id]['order'] ?? null;
-        $objectGroupTitle   = $this->objectGroups[$id]['title'] ?? null;
+        $objectGroupId    = $this->objectGroups[$id]['id'] ?? null;
+        $objectGroupOrder = $this->objectGroups[$id]['order'] ?? null;
+        $objectGroupTitle = $this->objectGroups[$id]['title'] ?? null;
 
         // balance difference
-        $diffStart          = null;
-        $diffEnd            = null;
-        $balanceDiff        = null;
-        $nativeBalanceDiff  = null;
+        $diffStart         = null;
+        $diffEnd           = null;
+        $balanceDiff       = null;
+        $nativeBalanceDiff = null;
         if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
             $diffStart         = $this->parameters->get('start')->toAtomString();
             $diffEnd           = $this->parameters->get('end')->toAtomString();
@@ -158,20 +162,20 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
         }
 
         return [
-            'id'                             => (string) $account->id,
-            'created_at'                     => $account->created_at->toAtomString(),
-            'updated_at'                     => $account->updated_at->toAtomString(),
-            'active'                         => $account->active,
-            'order'                          => $order,
-            'name'                           => $account->name,
-            'iban'                           => '' === (string) $account->iban ? null : $account->iban,
-            'account_number'                 => $this->accountMeta[$id]['account_number'] ?? null,
-            'type'                           => strtolower($accountType),
-            'account_role'                   => $accountRole,
-            'currency_id'                    => (string) $currency->id,
-            'currency_code'                  => $currency->code,
-            'currency_symbol'                => $currency->symbol,
-            'currency_decimal_places'        => $currency->decimal_places,
+            'id'                      => (string) $account->id,
+            'created_at'              => $account->created_at->toAtomString(),
+            'updated_at'              => $account->updated_at->toAtomString(),
+            'active'                  => $account->active,
+            'order'                   => $order,
+            'name'                    => $account->name,
+            'iban'                    => '' === (string) $account->iban ? null : $account->iban,
+            'account_number'          => $this->accountMeta[$id]['account_number'] ?? null,
+            'type'                    => strtolower($accountType),
+            'account_role'            => $accountRole,
+            'currency_id'             => (string) $currency->id,
+            'currency_code'           => $currency->code,
+            'currency_symbol'         => $currency->symbol,
+            'currency_decimal_places' => $currency->decimal_places,
 
             'native_currency_id'             => (string) $this->default->id,
             'native_currency_code'           => $this->default->code,
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
             'links'                          => [
                 [
                     'rel' => 'self',
-                    'uri' => '/accounts/'.$account->id,
+                    'uri' => '/accounts/' . $account->id,
                 ],
             ],
         ];
@@ -241,14 +245,14 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
     private function collectAccountMetaData(Collection $accounts): void
     {
         /** @var CurrencyRepositoryInterface $repository */
-        $repository        = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
+        $repository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
 
         /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $accountRepository */
         $accountRepository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
         $metaFields        = $accountRepository->getMetaValues($accounts, ['currency_id', 'account_role', 'account_number', 'liability_direction', 'interest', 'interest_period', 'current_debt']);
         $currencyIds       = $metaFields->where('name', 'currency_id')->pluck('data')->toArray();
 
-        $currencies        = $repository->getByIds($currencyIds);
+        $currencies = $repository->getByIds($currencyIds);
         foreach ($currencies as $currency) {
             $id                    = $currency->id;
             $this->currencies[$id] = $currency;