diff --git a/latex/thesis.cls b/latex/thesis.cls
index d054fa5..ba200a7 100644
--- a/latex/thesis.cls
+++ b/latex/thesis.cls
@@ -476,10 +476,11 @@
   %  3) also updates PDF metadata for XeLaTeX via xdvipdfmx \special
   \newcommand{\keywords}[1]{%
     \bigskip\noindent
+    \alphabubblesort{#1}
     \ifnum\strcmp{\languagename}{malay}=0
-      Kata Kunci: \alphabubblesort{#1}\sortedlist%
+    Kata Kunci: \sortedlist%
     \else
-      \textit{Keywords: } \alphabubblesort{#1}\sortedlist%
+      \textit{Keywords: \sortedlist}%
     \fi
     % -- store for metadata --
     \gdef\SortedKeywords{\sortedlist}%