diff --git a/helper/instances-info b/helper/instances-info
index 3e082d32..a5bf88e5 100755
--- a/helper/instances-info
+++ b/helper/instances-info
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sub show_match {
     $path = $bpath;
   }
 
-  foreach my $info (sort @{$dirs->{$path}}) {
+  foreach my $info (sort { $a->{name} cmp $b->{name} } @{$dirs->{$path}}) {
     my $dest;
     if(defined $spath && defined $suffix) {
       $dest = $info->{dest}."/${suffix}";
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ sub show_match {
 
 sub prepare_info {
   return 0 unless defined $yaml->{instances};
-  foreach my $instance ( sort @{ $yaml->{instances} } ) {
+  foreach my $instance (sort { $a->{name} cmp $b->{name} } @{$yaml->{instances}}) {
     $instances->{ $instance->{label} } //= ();
     push @{ $instances->{ $instance->{label} } }, $instance->{name};
   }
-  foreach my $def ( sort @{ $templ->{sources} } ) {
+  foreach my $def (sort { $a->{orig} cmp $b->{orig} } @{$templ->{sources}}) {
     my $inst = $instances->{ $def->{label} };
     next unless $inst;
     my $orig = prefix_root $def->{orig};
diff --git a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args
index 1b98f2ec..de0b9c42 100644
--- a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args
+++ b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
 /etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_A:A
-/etc/momo:/etc/momo_B:B
+/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
 /etc/momo:/etc/momo_A:A
-/etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_B:B
+/etc/momo:/etc/momo_B:B
 /etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_A:A
+/etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_B:B
diff --git a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_longer b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_longer
index b9a5c45c..66656faa 100644
--- a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_longer
+++ b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_longer
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/etc/kamailio/lb/db:/etc/kamailio/lb_B/db:B
 /etc/kamailio/lb/db:/etc/kamailio/lb_A/db:A
+/etc/kamailio/lb/db:/etc/kamailio/lb_B/db:B
diff --git a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_same b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_same
index 87919098..9e43a1c1 100644
--- a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_same
+++ b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_args_same
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
 /etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_A:A
+/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
diff --git a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_noargs b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_noargs
index 1b98f2ec..de0b9c42 100644
--- a/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_noargs
+++ b/t/fixtures/output/instances_info_noargs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
 /etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_A:A
-/etc/momo:/etc/momo_B:B
+/etc/kamailio/lb:/etc/kamailio/lb_B:B
 /etc/momo:/etc/momo_A:A
-/etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_B:B
+/etc/momo:/etc/momo_B:B
 /etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_A:A
+/etc/other/lb:/etc/other/lb_B:B