diff --git a/lib/admin_user_index_query.rb b/lib/admin_user_index_query.rb
index 1dfeeff2d1d..35a281015f7 100644
--- a/lib/admin_user_index_query.rb
+++ b/lib/admin_user_index_query.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AdminUserIndexQuery
   end
 
   def custom_direction
-    asc = params[:asc]
+    asc = params[:ascending]
     asc.present? && asc ? "ASC" : "DESC"
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/components/admin_user_index_query_spec.rb b/spec/components/admin_user_index_query_spec.rb
index 6f935a8e3c5..f3e3b814c89 100644
--- a/spec/components/admin_user_index_query_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/admin_user_index_query_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe AdminUserIndexQuery do
     end
     
     it "allows custom ordering asc" do
-      query = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "trust_level", asc: true })
+      query = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "trust_level", ascending: true })
       expect(query.find_users_query.to_sql).to match("trust_level ASC" )
     end
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe AdminUserIndexQuery do
     end
 
     it "allows custom ordering and direction for stats" do
-      query = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "topics_entered", asc: true })
+      query = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "topics_entered", ascending: true })
       expect(query.find_users_query.to_sql).to match("topics_entered ASC")
     end
   end
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe AdminUserIndexQuery do
     end
 
     it "shows nil values first with asc" do
-      users = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "last_emailed_at", asc: true }).find_users
+      users = ::AdminUserIndexQuery.new({ order: "last_emailed_at", ascending: true }).find_users
 
       expect(users.count).to eq(2)
       expect(users.first.username).to eq("system")