db: use symbolic constants for sort orders

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/alot/buffers/search.py b/alot/buffers/search.py
index c1650db4..c7b92920 100644
--- a/alot/buffers/search.py
+++ b/alot/buffers/search.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import urwid
 from notmuch2 import NotmuchError
 
 from .buffer import Buffer
+from ..db.sort          import NAME as SORT_NAME
 from ..settings.const import settings
 from ..widgets.search import ThreadlineWidget
 
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ class SearchBuffer(Buffer):
         self.dbman = ui.dbman
         self.ui = ui
         self.querystring = initialquery
-        default_order = settings.get('search_threads_sort_order')
-        self.sort_order = sort_order or default_order
+        default_order    = SORT_NAME[settings.get('search_threads_sort_order')]
+        self.sort_order  = sort_order or default_order
         self.rebuild()
 
         super().__init__()