diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05d6a97..167408c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.0.14
+
+* Fix: Ensure sorting is applied only to the country list and not to favorite countries
+
 ## 1.0.13
 
 * Add localizations for Urdu
diff --git a/lib/src/_country_selector_controller.dart b/lib/src/_country_selector_controller.dart
index 45a0262..3ea79fc 100644
--- a/lib/src/_country_selector_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/_country_selector_controller.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CountrySelectorController with ChangeNotifier {
     List<IsoCode> countriesIsoCode,
     List<IsoCode> favoriteCountriesIsoCode,
   ) {
-    _countries = _buildLocalizedCountryList(context, countriesIsoCode);
+    _countries = _buildLocalizedCountryList(context, countriesIsoCode)..sort((a, b) => a.name.compareTo(b.name));
     _favoriteCountries =
         _buildLocalizedCountryList(context, favoriteCountriesIsoCode);
     _filteredCountries = _countries;
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class CountrySelectorController with ChangeNotifier {
             localization.countryName(isoCode),
           ),
         )
-        .toList()
-      ..sort((a, b) => a.name.compareTo(b.name));
+        .toList();
   }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index c505071..edf3e07 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_country_selector
 description: how a country picker to select a country
-version: 1.0.13
+version: 1.0.14
 repository: https://github.com/cedvdb/flutter_country_selector
 homepage: https://github.com/cedvdb/flutter_country_selector