diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 0530c55..19e673c 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ Dispatcher.to_prepare :redmine_contracts do
     Query.add_available_column(QueryColumn.new(:deliverable, :sortable => "#{Deliverable.table_name}.title", :groupable => 'deliverable'))
   end
 
+  # Hack in order to get the associated contract to be grouped by name
+  # * Proxy method Issue#contract_name
+  # * Naming Query column contract_name
+  # * Grouping by 'contracts.name'
   unless Query.available_columns.collect(&:name).include?(:contract_name)
-    Query.add_available_column(QueryColumn.new(:contract_name, :sortable => "#{Contract.table_name}.name", :groupable => 'contract_id'))
+    Query.add_available_column(QueryColumn.new(:contract_name, :sortable => "#{Contract.table_name}.name", :groupable => 'contracts.name'))
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/redmine_contracts/patches/issue_patch.rb b/lib/redmine_contracts/patches/issue_patch.rb
index c2d0597..4df6003 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_contracts/patches/issue_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_contracts/patches/issue_patch.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ module RedmineContracts
           belongs_to :deliverable
 
           delegate :title, :to => :deliverable, :prefix => true, :allow_nil => true
-          delegate :contract_name, :to => :deliverable, :allow_nil => true
+          delegate :contract, :to => :deliverable, :allow_nil => true
+
+          def contract_name
+            contract.try(:name)
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/integration/issue_filtering_test.rb b/test/integration/issue_filtering_test.rb
index 395b8c3..7ec6513 100644
--- a/test/integration/issue_filtering_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/issue_filtering_test.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class IssueFilteringTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
         assert_select "span.count", "(1)"
       end
       assert_select "td", :text => Regexp.new(@contract.name) do
-        assert_select "span.count", "()"
+        assert_select "span.count", "(1)"
       end
     end