diff --git a/z.sh b/z.sh
index c78f3cb..2b7f87a 100644
--- a/z.sh
+++ b/z.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ _z() {
             function output(matches, best_match, common) {
                 # list or return the desired directory
                 if( list ) {
-                    cmd = "sort -n >&2"
+                    cmd = "sort -g >&2"
                     for( x in matches ) {
                         if( matches[x] ) {
                             printf "%-10s %s\n", matches[x], x | cmd