diff --git a/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-sports.php b/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-sports.php
index a45ff339..e2d9ecd0 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-sports.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-sports.php
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ class SP_Admin_Sports {
 				$name = sp_array_value( $position, 'name', __( 'Position', 'sportspress' ) );
 				$sections = sp_array_value( $position, 'sections', array( 0, 1 ) );
 			}
-			$slug = $i . '-' . sanitize_title( $name );
-			$term = wp_insert_term( $name, 'sp_position', array( 'slug' => $slug ) );
+			$term = wp_insert_term( $name, 'sp_position' );
 			if ( is_wp_error( $term ) ) continue;
 			$t_id = $term['term_id'];
 			$term_meta = get_option( "taxonomy_$t_id" );
 			$term_meta['sp_sections'] = $sections;
 			update_option( "taxonomy_$t_id", $term_meta );
+			update_term_meta( $t_id, 'sp_order', $i + 1 );
 			$i++;
 		}