diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 5d811c6a..987432b8 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -192,37 +192,39 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         super(BatchMasterView, self).configure_grid(g)
 
-        g.joiners['created_by'] = lambda q: q.join(model.User, model.User.uuid == self.model_class.created_by_uuid)
-        g.joiners['executed_by'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.User, model.User.uuid == self.model_class.executed_by_uuid)
+        # created_by
+        CreatedBy = orm.aliased(model.User)
+        g.set_joiner('created_by', lambda q: q.join(CreatedBy,
+                                                    CreatedBy.uuid == self.model_class.created_by_uuid))
+        g.set_sorter('created_by', CreatedBy.username)
+        g.set_filter('created_by', CreatedBy.username)
+        g.set_label('created_by', "Created by")
 
+        # executed
         g.filters['executed'].default_active = True
         g.filters['executed'].default_verb = 'is_null'
 
-        # TODO: not sure this todo is still relevant?
-        # TODO: in some cases grid has no sorters yet..e.g. when building query for bulk-delete
-        # if hasattr(g, 'sorters'):
-        g.sorters['created_by'] = g.make_sorter(model.User.username)
-        g.sorters['executed_by'] = g.make_sorter(model.User.username)
+        # executed_by
+        ExecutedBy = orm.aliased(model.User)
+        g.set_joiner('executed_by', lambda q: q.outerjoin(ExecutedBy,
+                                                          ExecutedBy.uuid == self.model_class.executed_by_uuid))
+        g.set_sorter('executed_by', ExecutedBy.username)
+        g.set_filter('executed_by', ExecutedBy.username)
+        g.set_label('executed_by', "Executed by")
 
         g.set_sort_defaults('id', 'desc')
 
         g.set_enum('status_code', self.model_class.STATUS)
 
-        g.set_type('created', 'datetime')
-        g.set_type('executed', 'datetime')
-
         g.set_renderer('id', self.render_batch_id)
 
         g.set_link('id')
         g.set_link('description')
-        g.set_link('created')
         g.set_link('executed')
 
         g.set_label('id', "Batch ID")
-        g.set_label('created_by', "Created by")
         g.set_label('rowcount', "Rows")
         g.set_label('status_code', "Status")
-        g.set_label('executed_by', "Executed by")
 
     def render_batch_id(self, batch, column):
         return batch.id_str