Template.effectsViewList.helpers({ effects: function(){ var selector = { "parent.id": this.parentId, "charId": this.charId, }; if (this.parentGroup){ selector["parent.group"] = this.parentGroup; } let effects = Effects.find(selector, { fields: {parent: 0}, }).fetch(); return _.sortBy(effects, effect => statOrder[effect.stat] || 999); } });