diff --git a/src/Misc.py b/src/Misc.py
index 5c04b0fa7..4aacd5fa8 100755
--- a/src/Misc.py
+++ b/src/Misc.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Privmsg):
             """
             L = module.__contributors__.items()
             def negativeSecondElement(x):
-                return -x[1]
+                return -len(x[1])
             utils.sortBy(negativeSecondElement, L)
             return [t[0] for t in L]
         def buildPeopleString(module):