diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 42688dc40..ef221667f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ gem "entypo-rails", "2.2.2"
 gem "backbone-on-rails",                                "1.1.2"
 gem "handlebars_assets",                                "0.20.1"
 gem "jquery-rails",                                     "3.1.2"
+gem "jquery-ui-rails",                                  "5.0.3"
 gem "js_image_paths",                                   "0.0.2"
 gem "js-routes",                                        "1.0.0"
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 87cfbd191..acdb4b639 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jasmine (= 2.2.0)
   jasmine-jquery-rails (= 2.0.3)
   jquery-rails (= 3.1.2)
+  jquery-ui-rails (= 5.0.3)
   js-routes (= 1.0.0)
   js_image_paths (= 0.0.2)
   jshintrb (= 0.3.0)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/aspects-sorting.js b/app/assets/javascripts/aspects-sorting.js
index 74d08e17a..c6422f5a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/aspects-sorting.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/aspects-sorting.js
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
  */
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
-  $('#aspect_nav.left_nav .all_aspects .sub_nav').sortable({
-    items: "li[data-aspect_id]",
+  $('#aspect_nav .nav').sortable({
+    items: "li.aspect[data-aspect-id]",
     update: function(event, ui) {
-      var order = $(this).sortable("toArray", {attribute: "data-aspect_id"}),
-          obj = { 'reorder_aspects': order, '_method': 'put' };
-      $.ajax('/user', { type: 'post', dataType: 'script', data: obj });
+      var order = $(this).sortable("toArray", {attribute: "data-aspect-id"}),
+          obj = { 'aspect_order': order };
+      $.ajax('/user', { type: 'put', dataType: 'text', data: obj });
     },
     revert: true,
     helper: 'clone'
   });
 });
-
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
index 2dad8aea4..1e5af284c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 //= require jquery-idletimer/dist/idle-timer
 //= require jquery.infinitescroll-custom
 //= require jquery.autocomplete-custom
-//= require jquery-ui
+//= require jquery-ui/core
+//= require jquery-ui/widget
+//= require jquery-ui/mouse
+//= require jquery-ui/sortable
 //= require keycodes
 //= require fileuploader-custom
 //= require handlebars.runtime
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index dcffe700f..aed49c31a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     password_changed = false
     @user = current_user
 
-    if u = user_params
+    if aspect_order = params[:aspect_order]
+      @user.reorder_aspects(aspect_order)
+    elsif u = user_params
 
       # change email notifications
       if u[:email_preferences]
@@ -70,8 +72,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
           flash[:error] = I18n.t 'users.update.follow_settings_not_changed'
         end
       end
-    elsif aspect_order = params[:reorder_aspects]
-      @user.reorder_aspects(aspect_order)
     end
     set_email_preferences
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 40006a3af..9d1d6c2bc 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,23 @@ describe UsersController, :type => :controller do
       expect(response.status).to eq(204)
     end
 
+    describe 'aspect_order' do
+      it 'updates the aspect order' do
+        aspect_order = []
+        @user.aspects.each do |aspect|
+          aspect.update_attributes({ :order_id => nil })
+          aspect_order.push(aspect.id)
+        end
+
+        put(:update, :id => @user.id, :aspect_order => aspect_order)
+
+        @user.reload
+        @user.aspects.each do |aspect|
+          expect(aspect.order_id).not_to eq(nil)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'password updates' do
       let(:password_params) do
         {:current_password => 'bluepin7',