diff --git a/etc/zebradb/lang_defs/nb/sort-string-utf.chr b/etc/zebradb/lang_defs/nb/sort-string-utf.chr
index 9cb9c56c6e..51aecc6197 100644
--- a/etc/zebradb/lang_defs/nb/sort-string-utf.chr
+++ b/etc/zebradb/lang_defs/nb/sort-string-utf.chr
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 encoding utf-8
 
-# Define the basic value-set. *Beware* of changing this without re-indexing
-# your databases.
-lowercase {0-9}aæbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzø
-uppercase {0-9}AÆBCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZØ
+# Define the basic value-set and sort order
+# *Beware* of changing this without re-indexing your databases.
+lowercase {0-9}{a-z}æøå
+uppercase {0-9}{A-Z}ÆØÅ
 
 # Breaking characters