diff --git a/src/renderer/component/fileList/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/fileList/view.jsx
index 9c926e825..1af98000b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/fileList/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/fileList/view.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import lbry from 'lbry.js';
 import { buildURI } from 'lbryURI';
 import FormField from 'component/formField';
 import FileTile from 'component/fileTile';
@@ -49,12 +50,8 @@ class FileList extends React.PureComponent {
           : fileInfos,
       title: fileInfos =>
         fileInfos.slice().sort((fileInfo1, fileInfo2) => {
-          const title1 = fileInfo1.value
-            ? fileInfo1.value.stream.metadata.title.toLowerCase()
-            : fileInfo1.claim_name;
-          const title2 = fileInfo2.value
-            ? fileInfo2.value.stream.metadata.title.toLowerCase()
-            : fileInfo2.claim_name;
+          const title1 = lbry.getFileTitle(fileInfo1).toLowerCase();
+          const title2 = lbry.getFileTitle(fileInfo2).toLowerCase();
           if (title1 < title2) {
             return -1;
           } else if (title1 > title2) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/lbry.js b/src/renderer/lbry.js
index 79855b4ce..f6887be1e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lbry.js
+++ b/src/renderer/lbry.js
@@ -204,6 +204,20 @@ Lbry.getAppVersionInfo = () =>
     ipcRenderer.send('version-info-requested');
   });
 
+Lbry.getFileTitle = fileInfo => {
+  const { value, metadata, claim_name, name } = fileInfo;
+  if (metadata) {
+    // downloaded claim
+    return metadata.title || claim_name;
+  } else if (value) {
+    // published claim
+    const { title } = value.stream.metadata;
+    return title || name;
+  }
+  // Invalid claim
+  return '';
+};
+
 /**
  * Wrappers for API methods to simulate missing or future behavior. Unlike the old-style stubs,
  * these are designed to be transparent wrappers around the corresponding API methods.