diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/ListExp.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/ListExp.java
index bbea91fd0..1f1db6494 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/ListExp.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/ListExp.java
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ public static Exp clear(Exp bin, CTX... ctx) {
 	 * @param ctx			optional context path for nested CDT
 	 */
 	public static Exp sort(int sortFlags, Exp bin, CTX... ctx) {
-		byte[] bytes = Pack.pack(SORT, sortFlags, ctx);
-		return addWrite(bin, bytes, ctx);
+		return addWrite(bin, Pack.pack(SORT, sortFlags, ctx), ctx);
 	}
 
 	/**