diff --git a/renderer/index.js b/renderer/index.js
index 82d89d3a..226e0d9f 100644
--- a/renderer/index.js
+++ b/renderer/index.js
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ function openPlayer (infoHash, index, cb) {
   var timeout = setTimeout(function () {
     torrentSummary.playStatus = 'timeout' /* no seeders available? */
     sound.play('ERROR')
-    cb(new Error('playback timed out'))
+    cb(new Error('Playback timed out. Try again.'))
     update()
   }, 10000) /* give it a few seconds */
 
diff --git a/renderer/views/torrent-list.js b/renderer/views/torrent-list.js
index 4ce7458a..258078c0 100644
--- a/renderer/views/torrent-list.js
+++ b/renderer/views/torrent-list.js
@@ -193,8 +193,14 @@ function TorrentList (state) {
       filesElement = hx`<div class='files warning'>${message}</div>`
     } else {
       // We do know the files. List them and show download stats for each one
-      var fileRows = torrentSummary.files.sort(fileSortHelper).map(
-          (file, index) => renderFileRow(torrentSummary, file, index))
+      var fileRows = torrentSummary.files
+        .sort(function (a, b) {
+          if (a.name < b.name) return -1
+          if (b.name < a.name) return 1
+          return 0
+        })
+        .map((file, index) => renderFileRow(torrentSummary, file, index))
+
       filesElement = hx`
         <div class='files'>
           <table>
@@ -211,15 +217,6 @@ function TorrentList (state) {
     `
   }
 
-  function fileSortHelper (a, b) {
-    var result = 0
-    if (a.name > b.name) {
-      result = 1
-    } else if (a.name < b.name) {
-      result = -1
-    }
-    return result
-  }
   // Show a single torrentSummary file in the details view for a single torrent
   function renderFileRow (torrentSummary, file, index) {
     // First, find out how much of the file we've downloaded