diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index 7f5d9aa8..7cd75a89 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
       @total_rating = @total_rating + vote.rating
     end
     @total = votes.size
-    number_with_precision(@total_rating / @total.to_f, precision: 2, strip_insignificant_zeros: true)
+    @total_rating > 0 ? number_with_precision(@total_rating / @total.to_f, precision: 2, strip_insignificant_zeros: true) : 0
   end
 
   def submitter
diff --git a/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
index 0d1d7cf1..76604e95 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/events/index.html.haml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             =link_to event.title, admin_conference_event_path(@conference.short_title, event)
 
           - if @conference.call_for_paper && @conference.call_for_paper.rating && @conference.call_for_paper.rating > 0
-            %td.col-md-1
+            %td.col-md-1{'data-order' => "#{event.average_rating}"}
               - if event.average_rating.to_f > 0
                 #{event.average_rating}/#{@conference.call_for_paper.rating}
                 %br