diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index a4f4b735662..eb95a1f944d 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from tools.config import config
 
-regex_order = re.compile('^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+( desc)?( asc)?,?)+$', re.I)
+regex_order = re.compile('^([a-z0-9_]+( *desc| *asc)?( *, *|))+$', re.I)
 
 def last_day_of_current_month():
     import datetime