diff --git a/direct/src/actor/Actor.py b/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
index 8cad60dad9..5f494a6f99 100644
--- a/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
+++ b/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
@@ -554,6 +554,16 @@ class Actor(DirectObject, NodePath):
     def __updateSortedLODNames(self):
         # Cache the sorted LOD names so we dont have to grab them
         # and sort them every time somebody asks for the list
+        if(self.__hasLOD):
+            lodnode = self.__LODNode.node()
+            switchRange = range(lodnode.getNumSwitches())
+            switchList = [lodnode.getIn(x) for x in switchRange]
+            nameList = [self.__LODNode.getChild(x).getName() for x in switchRange]
+            sortedList = zip(switchList, nameList)
+            sortedList.sort()
+            self.__sortedLODNames = [x[1] for x in sortedList]
+            return
+        
         self.__sortedLODNames = self.__partBundleDict.keys()
         # Reverse sort the doing a string->int
         def sortFunc(x, y):