diff --git a/sigal/gallery.py b/sigal/gallery.py
index 6956331..d8a2351 100644
--- a/sigal/gallery.py
+++ b/sigal/gallery.py
@@ -488,18 +488,26 @@ class Album:
                     reverse = False
 
             root_path = self.path if self.path != '.' else ''
-            if albums_sort_attr.startswith("meta."):
-                meta_key = albums_sort_attr.split(".", 1)[1]
 
-                def sort_key(s):
-                    album = self.gallery.albums[join(root_path, s)]
-                    return album.meta.get(meta_key, [''])[0]
+            def sort_key(s):
+                sort_attr = albums_sort_attr
+                if not isinstance(sort_attr,list):
+                    sort_attr = [sort_attr] 
 
-            else:
+                album = self.gallery.albums[join(root_path, s)]
 
-                def sort_key(s):
-                    album = self.gallery.albums[join(root_path, s)]
-                    return getattr(album, albums_sort_attr)
+                for k in sort_attr:
+                    try:
+                        if k.startswith("meta."):
+                            meta_key = k.split(".", 1)[1]
+                            return album.meta.get(meta_key)[0]
+                        else:
+                            return getattr(album, k)
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        continue
+                    except TypeError:
+                        continue
+                return ''
 
             key = natsort_keygen(key=sort_key, alg=ns.LOCALE)
             self.subdirs.sort(key=key, reverse=reverse)
diff --git a/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/index.md b/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/index.md
index d80649b..c1a4b37 100644
--- a/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/index.md
+++ b/tests/sample/pictures/dir1/test1/index.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 Title: An example sub-category
 Thumbnail: 11.jpg
 Order: 03
+PartialOrder: 00
+PartialOrderB: test4
diff --git a/tests/sample/sigal.conf.py b/tests/sample/sigal.conf.py
index 4a7041a..5d2f23f 100644
--- a/tests/sample/sigal.conf.py
+++ b/tests/sample/sigal.conf.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ links = [
     ("Another link", "http://example.org"),
 ]
 
+albums_sort_attr = [ "meta.nokey", "nosuchattribute", "name" ]
+
 files_to_copy = (("../watermark.png", "watermark.png"),)
 
 plugins = [
diff --git a/tests/test_gallery.py b/tests/test_gallery.py
index e6b228e..49f0bce 100644
--- a/tests/test_gallery.py
+++ b/tests/test_gallery.py
@@ -247,6 +247,21 @@ def test_albums_sort(settings):
     a.sort_subdirs('meta.order')
     assert [d.meta['order'][0] for d in a.albums] == list(reversed(orders))
 
+    settings['albums_sort_reverse'] = False
+    a = Album('dir1', settings, album['subdirs'], album['medias'], gal)
+    a.sort_subdirs(['meta.partialorder','meta.order'])
+    assert [d.name for d in a.albums] == list(['test1','test2','test3'])
+
+    settings['albums_sort_reverse'] = False
+    a = Album('dir1', settings, album['subdirs'], album['medias'], gal)
+    a.sort_subdirs(['meta.partialorderb','name'])
+    assert [d.name for d in a.albums] == list(['test2','test3','test1'])
+
+    settings['albums_sort_reverse'] = True
+    a = Album('dir1', settings, album['subdirs'], album['medias'], gal)
+    a.sort_subdirs(['meta.partialorderb','name'])
+    assert [d.name for d in a.albums] == list(['test1','test3','test2'])
+
 
 def test_medias_sort(settings):
     gal = Gallery(settings, ncpu=1)