diff --git a/packages/datalib/src/PerspectiveTreeNode.ts b/packages/datalib/src/PerspectiveTreeNode.ts
index 27ee36d4d..c23989252 100644
--- a/packages/datalib/src/PerspectiveTreeNode.ts
+++ b/packages/datalib/src/PerspectiveTreeNode.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export abstract class PerspectiveTreeNode {
 
 export class PerspectiveTableColumnNode extends PerspectiveTreeNode {
   foreignKey: ForeignKeyInfo;
+  refTable: TableInfo;
   constructor(
     public column: ColumnInfo,
     public table: TableInfo,
@@ -192,6 +193,10 @@ export class PerspectiveTableColumnNode extends PerspectiveTreeNode {
     this.foreignKey =
       table.foreignKeys &&
       table.foreignKeys.find(fk => fk.columns.length == 1 && fk.columns[0].columnName == column.columnName);
+
+    this.refTable = db.tables.find(
+      x => x.pureName == this.foreignKey?.refTableName && x.schemaName == this.foreignKey?.refSchemaName
+    );
   }
 
   matchChildRow(parentRow: any, childRow: any): boolean {
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ export class PerspectiveTableColumnNode extends PerspectiveTreeNode {
       ),
       dataColumns: this.getDataLoadColumns(),
       databaseConfig: this.databaseConfig,
-      orderBy: this.table.primaryKey?.columns.map(x => x.columnName) || [this.table.columns[0].columnName],
+      orderBy: this.refTable?.primaryKey?.columns.map(x => x.columnName) || [this.refTable.columns[0].columnName],
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/perspectives/PerspectiveTable.svelte b/packages/web/src/perspectives/PerspectiveTable.svelte
index 53d892b08..fdcf81500 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/perspectives/PerspectiveTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/perspectives/PerspectiveTable.svelte
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
       dbg('display rows', rows);
       errorMessage = null;
     } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
       errorMessage = err.message;
       dataRows = null;
     }