diff --git a/tailbone_corepos/views/corepos/vendors.py b/tailbone_corepos/views/corepos/vendors.py
index dbcb273..c97f2fb 100644
--- a/tailbone_corepos/views/corepos/vendors.py
+++ b/tailbone_corepos/views/corepos/vendors.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class VendorView(CoreOfficeMasterView):
     Base class for vendor views.
     """
     model_class = corepos.Vendor
+    model_key = 'id'
     model_title = "CORE-POS Vendor"
     url_prefix = '/core-pos/vendors'
     route_prefix = 'corepos.vendors'
@@ -68,10 +69,17 @@ class VendorView(CoreOfficeMasterView):
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         super(VendorView, self).configure_grid(g)
 
+        # TODO: this is only needed b/c of orm.synonym usage
+        g.set_sorter('id', corepos.Vendor.id)
+
         g.set_link('id')
         g.set_link('name')
         g.set_link('abbreviation')
 
+    # TODO: ugh, would be nice to not have to do this...
+    def get_action_route_kwargs(self, row):
+        return {'id': row.id}
+
     def configure_form(self, f):
         super(VendorView, self).configure_form(f)