diff --git a/build/reactable.js b/build/reactable.js
index 101bc204..af84bb57 100644
--- a/build/reactable.js
+++ b/build/reactable.js
@@ -1128,11 +1128,11 @@ window.ReactDOM["default"] = window.ReactDOM;
             }
         }, {
             key: 'initializeSorts',
-            value: function initializeSorts() {
+            value: function initializeSorts(props) {
                 this._sortable = {};
                 // Transform sortable properties into a more friendly list
-                for (var i in this.props.sortable) {
-                    var column = this.props.sortable[i];
+                for (var i in props.sortable) {
+                    var column = props.sortable[i];
                     var columnName = undefined,
                         sortFunction = undefined;
 
diff --git a/lib/reactable/table.js b/lib/reactable/table.js
index bcec32e2..7d2887d9 100644
--- a/lib/reactable/table.js
+++ b/lib/reactable/table.js
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ var Table = (function (_React$Component) {
         }
     }, {
         key: 'initializeSorts',
-        value: function initializeSorts() {
+        value: function initializeSorts(props) {
             this._sortable = {};
             // Transform sortable properties into a more friendly list
-            for (var i in this.props.sortable) {
-                var column = this.props.sortable[i];
+            for (var i in props.sortable) {
+                var column = props.sortable[i];
                 var columnName = undefined,
                     sortFunction = undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/reactable/table.jsx b/src/reactable/table.jsx
index 58831116..f6649def 100644
--- a/src/reactable/table.jsx
+++ b/src/reactable/table.jsx
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ export class Table extends React.Component {
         this.initializeSorts(props);
     }
 
-    initializeSorts() {
+    initializeSorts(props) {
         this._sortable = {};
         // Transform sortable properties into a more friendly list
-        for (let i in this.props.sortable) {
-            let column = this.props.sortable[i];
+        for (let i in props.sortable) {
+            let column = props.sortable[i];
             let columnName, sortFunction;
 
             if (column instanceof Object) {