diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
index 51349e7647..d6e764192d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,18 @@ describe.each([
 
     private async performSearch(): Promise<Row[]> {
       if (isInMemory) {
-        return dataFilters.runQuery(rows, this.query.query)
+        let result = dataFilters.runQuery(rows, this.query.query)
+        if (this.query.sort) {
+          result = dataFilters.sort(
+            result,
+            this.query.sort,
+            this.query.sortOrder || SortOrder.ASCENDING
+          )
+        }
+        if (this.query.limit) {
+          result = dataFilters.limit(result, this.query.limit.toString())
+        }
+        return result
       } else {
         return (
           await config.api.row.search(table._id!, {
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
index f714f1cef6..862c2ea9bd 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import {
   SearchFilters,
   SearchQueryFields,
   SearchFilterOperator,
-  SortDirection,
   SortType,
   FieldConstraints,
+  SortOrder,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import dayjs from "dayjs"
 import { OperatorOptions, SqlNumberTypeRangeMap } from "./constants"
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export const runQuery = (docs: any[], query?: SearchFilters) => {
 export const sort = (
   docs: any[],
   sort: string,
-  sortOrder: SortDirection,
+  sortOrder: SortOrder,
   sortType = SortType.STRING
 ) => {
   if (!sort || !sortOrder || !sortType) {