diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/TranscriptionBlockController.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/TranscriptionBlockController.java
index ed622826..227713d0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/TranscriptionBlockController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/TranscriptionBlockController.java
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public class TranscriptionBlockController {
     public List<TranscriptionBlock> reorderBlocks(
             @PathVariable UUID documentId,
             @RequestBody ReorderTranscriptionBlocksDTO dto) {
-        return transcriptionService.reorderBlocks(documentId, dto);
+        transcriptionService.reorderBlocks(documentId, dto);
+        return transcriptionService.listBlocks(documentId);
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/{blockId}/history")
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionService.java
index caf8604c..2aff91bb 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionService.java
@@ -107,14 +107,13 @@ public class TranscriptionService {
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public List<TranscriptionBlock> reorderBlocks(UUID documentId, ReorderTranscriptionBlocksDTO dto) {
+    public void reorderBlocks(UUID documentId, ReorderTranscriptionBlocksDTO dto) {
         List<UUID> blockIds = dto.getBlockIds();
         for (int i = 0; i < blockIds.size(); i++) {
             TranscriptionBlock block = getBlock(documentId, blockIds.get(i));
             block.setSortOrder(i);
             blockRepository.save(block);
         }
-        return blockRepository.findByDocumentIdOrderBySortOrderAsc(documentId);
     }
 
     public List<TranscriptionBlockVersion> getBlockHistory(UUID documentId, UUID blockId) {
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionServiceTest.java
index efc6de6a..ebe02d10 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/TranscriptionServiceTest.java
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class TranscriptionServiceTest {
         when(blockRepository.findByIdAndDocumentId(id2, docId)).thenReturn(Optional.of(block2));
         when(blockRepository.findByIdAndDocumentId(id1, docId)).thenReturn(Optional.of(block1));
         when(blockRepository.save(any())).thenAnswer(inv -> inv.getArgument(0));
-        when(blockRepository.findByDocumentIdOrderBySortOrderAsc(docId)).thenReturn(List.of(block2, block1));
 
         ReorderTranscriptionBlocksDTO dto = new ReorderTranscriptionBlocksDTO(List.of(id2, id1));