diff --git a/src/mmchecking_list.cpp b/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
index 762225dfe8..e054e6f267 100644
--- a/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
+++ b/src/mmchecking_list.cpp
@@ -246,9 +246,10 @@ void TransactionListCtrl::sortTable()
     );
     m_cp->m_header_sortOrder->SetLabelText(sortText);
 
-    if (m_real_columns[g_sortcol] == COL_SN || m_real_columns[prev_g_sortcol] == COL_SN) {
+    if (m_real_columns[g_sortcol] == COL_SN)
         m_cp->showTips(_("SN (Sequence Number) has the same order as Date/ID."));
-    }
+    else if (m_real_columns[g_sortcol] == COL_ID)
+        m_cp->showTips(_("ID (identification number) is increasing with the time of creation in the database."));
 
     RefreshItems(0, m_trans.size() - 1);
 }