diff --git a/server/core/wagtail_patch.py b/server/core/wagtail_patch.py
index 2ac4ec1b..f0b36cc6 100644
--- a/server/core/wagtail_patch.py
+++ b/server/core/wagtail_patch.py
@@ -9,34 +9,30 @@ from wagtail.models import Page
 def set_page_position(request, page_to_move_id):
     page_to_move = get_object_or_404(Page, id=page_to_move_id)
     parent_page = page_to_move.get_parent()
+    position = None
 
     if not parent_page.permissions_for_user(request.user).can_reorder_children():
         raise PermissionDenied
 
     if request.method == "POST":
-        # Get position parameter
+        # Get target_position parameter
         visible_target_position = request.GET.get("position", None)
 
-        # Get position within all children, the frontend does not count the unpublished pages
+        # Get position within all children. the frontend position is determined explorer_page queryset.
         if visible_target_position is not None:
-            visible_target_position = int(visible_target_position)
-            position = list(parent_page.get_children()).index(get_visible_children(parent_page, request)[visible_target_position])
-            print(f"Visible target position: {visible_target_position} -> {position}")
-
+            current_page = get_visible_children(parent_page, request)[int(visible_target_position)]
+            position = list(parent_page.get_children()).index(current_page)
 
         # Find page that's already in this position
         position_page = None
 
-
         if position is not None:
-            #position = int(position) + 1
             try:
-                position_page = parent_page.get_children()[int(position)]
+                position_page = parent_page.get_children()[position]
             except IndexError:
                 pass  # No page in this position
 
         # Move page
-
         # any invalid moves *should* be caught by the permission check above,
         # so don't bother to catch InvalidMoveToDescendant
 
@@ -44,12 +40,10 @@ def set_page_position(request, page_to_move_id):
             # If the page has been moved to the right, insert it to the
             # right. If left, then left.
             old_position = list(parent_page.get_children()).index(page_to_move)
-            if int(position) < old_position:
+            if position < old_position:
                 page_to_move.move(position_page, pos="left", user=request.user)
-            elif int(position) > old_position:
+            elif position > old_position:
                 page_to_move.move(position_page, pos="right", user=request.user)
-            print(f"Moved {old_position} to {position}")
-
         else:
             # Move page to end
             page_to_move.move(parent_page, pos="last-child", user=request.user)
@@ -65,4 +59,3 @@ def get_visible_children(parent_page, request):
     for hook in hooks.get_hooks("construct_explorer_page_queryset"):
         pages = hook(parent_page, pages, request)
     return pages
-