diff --git a/packages/port-data/deno.jsonc b/packages/port-data/deno.jsonc
index d98e5be0..30e3367c 100644
--- a/packages/port-data/deno.jsonc
+++ b/packages/port-data/deno.jsonc
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@
     "cache": "deno cache --lock=deno.lock --lock-write mod.test.ts"
   },
   "fmt": {
-    "files": {
-      "include": ["./"]
-    },
-    "options": {
-      "lineWidth": 100,
-      "singleQuote": true,
-      "semiColons": false
-    }
+    "include": ["./"],
+    "lineWidth": 100,
+    "singleQuote": true,
+    "semiColons": false
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/port-data/mod.test.ts b/packages/port-data/mod.test.ts
index 4b5fa2ea..124739f2 100644
--- a/packages/port-data/mod.test.ts
+++ b/packages/port-data/mod.test.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ const impl: DataPort = {
   removeDocument: ({ db, id }) => Promise.resolve({ ok: true, id }),
   listDocuments: ({ db, limit, startkey, endkey, keys, descending }) =>
     Promise.resolve({ ok: true, docs: [] }),
-  queryDocuments: ({ db, query }) => (
-    console.log(query), Promise.resolve({ ok: true, docs: [] })
-  ),
+  queryDocuments: ({ db, query }) => Promise.resolve({ ok: true, docs: [] }),
   indexDocuments: ({ db, name, fields }) => Promise.resolve({ ok: true }),
   bulkDocuments: ({ db, docs }) => Promise.resolve({ ok: true, results: [{ ok: true, id: '1' }] }),
 }
@@ -408,7 +406,20 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
           query: {
             selector: { name: { $gt: 'mike' } },
             fields: ['name'],
-            sort: ['ASC' as const],
+            sort: ['name'],
+            limit: 1000,
+            use_index: 'idx-name',
+          },
+        }),
+      )
+
+      assert(
+        await adapter.queryDocuments({
+          db: 'foo',
+          query: {
+            selector: { name: { $gt: 'mike' } },
+            fields: ['name'],
+            sort: [{ name: 'ASC' }],
             limit: 1000,
             use_index: 'idx-name',
           },
@@ -431,7 +442,7 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
           query: {
             selector: { name: { $gt: 'mike' } },
             fields: ['name'],
-            sort: ['ASC' as const],
+            sort: ['name'],
             limit: 1000,
             use_index: 'idx-name',
           },
@@ -445,7 +456,7 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
             // @ts-ignore
             selector: 123,
             fields: ['name'],
-            sort: ['ASC' as const],
+            sort: ['name'],
             limit: 1000,
             use_index: 'idx-name',
           },
@@ -459,7 +470,7 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
             selector: { name: { $gt: 'mike' } },
             // @ts-ignore
             fields: [123],
-            sort: ['ASC' as const],
+            sort: ['name'],
             limit: 1000,
             use_index: 'idx-name',
           },
@@ -473,7 +484,7 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
             selector: { name: { $gt: 'mike' } },
             fields: ['name'],
             // @ts-ignore
-            sort: ['FOO' as const],
+            sort: ['name', { foo: 'ASC' }],
             limit: 1000,
             use_index: 'idx-name',
           },
@@ -625,6 +636,23 @@ Deno.test('data', async (t) => {
         }),
       )
 
+      assert(
+        await adapter.indexDocuments({
+          db: 'foo',
+          fields: [{ name: 'ASC' }, { foo: 'ASC' }],
+          name: 'idx-name',
+        }),
+      )
+
+      await assertRejects(() =>
+        adapter.indexDocuments({
+          db: 'foo',
+          // @ts-ignore
+          fields: ['name', { foo: 'ASC' }],
+          name: 'idx-name',
+        })
+      )
+
       await assertRejects(() =>
         // @ts-ignore
         adapter.indexDocuments({ db: 123, fields: ['name'], name: 'idx-name' })
diff --git a/packages/port-data/port.ts b/packages/port-data/port.ts
index 82558638..4d574bee 100644
--- a/packages/port-data/port.ts
+++ b/packages/port-data/port.ts
@@ -42,24 +42,21 @@ const SortEnum = z.enum(['ASC', 'DESC'])
 
 const doc = z.record(z.any())
 
-const maybeNumber = z.preprocess(
-  (val) => {
-    if (typeof val === 'number') return val
-    /**
-     * Let zod do its job and reject the value
-     */
-    if (typeof val !== 'string') return val
+const maybeNumber = z.preprocess((val) => {
+  if (typeof val === 'number') return val
+  /**
+   * Let zod do its job and reject the value
+   */
+  if (typeof val !== 'string') return val
 
-    const parsed = parseFloat(val)
-    /**
-     * The string could not be parsed into a number
-     * so let zod do its job and reject the value
-     */
-    if (isNaN(parsed)) return val
-    return parsed
-  },
-  z.number(),
-)
+  const parsed = parseFloat(val)
+  /**
+   * The string could not be parsed into a number
+   * so let zod do its job and reject the value
+   */
+  if (isNaN(parsed)) return val
+  return parsed
+}, z.number())
 
 export const port = z.object({
   createDatabase: z
@@ -110,7 +107,9 @@ export const port = z.object({
           // TODO: enforce selector api
           selector: z.record(z.any()).optional(),
           fields: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
-          sort: z.array(z.union([SortEnum, z.record(SortEnum)])).optional(),
+          sort: z
+            .union([z.array(z.string()), z.array(z.record(SortEnum))])
+            .optional(),
           limit: maybeNumber.optional(),
           use_index: z.string().optional(),
         }),
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ export const port = z.object({
       z.object({
         db: z.string(),
         name: z.string(),
-        fields: z.array(z.string()),
+        fields: z.union([z.array(z.string()), z.array(z.record(SortEnum))]),
       }),
     )
     .returns(z.promise(hyperResponse({}))),