diff --git a/cmd/mbf/internal/pkgserver/index.go b/cmd/mbf/internal/pkgserver/index.go
index dd557e39..3508a844 100644
--- a/cmd/mbf/internal/pkgserver/index.go
+++ b/cmd/mbf/internal/pkgserver/index.go
@@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ func (index *packageIndex) populate(report *rosa.Report) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	index.sorts[declarationAscending] = work
-	index.sorts[declarationDescending] = work
+	index.sorts[declarationDescending] = slices.Clone(work)
 	slices.Reverse(index.sorts[declarationDescending][:])
 
-	index.sorts[nameAscending] = work
+	index.sorts[nameAscending] = slices.Clone(work)
 	slices.SortFunc(index.sorts[nameAscending][:], func(a, b *metadata) int {
 		return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
 	})
-	index.sorts[nameDescending] = index.sorts[nameAscending]
+	index.sorts[nameDescending] = slices.Clone(index.sorts[nameAscending])
 	slices.Reverse(index.sorts[nameDescending][:])
 
-	index.sorts[sizeAscending] = work
+	index.sorts[sizeAscending] = slices.Clone(work)
 	slices.SortFunc(index.sorts[sizeAscending][:], func(a, b *metadata) int {
 		return cmp.Compare(a.Size, b.Size)
 	})
-	index.sorts[sizeDescending] = index.sorts[sizeAscending]
+	index.sorts[sizeDescending] = slices.Clone(index.sorts[sizeAscending])
 	slices.Reverse(index.sorts[sizeDescending][:])
 
 	return