diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/view_list.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/view_list.py
index 36e28a62d..e657b3e63 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/view_list.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/view_list.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class List(jenkins_jobs.modules.base.Base):
         XML.SubElement(jn_xml, 'comparator', {'class':
                        'hudson.util.CaseInsensitiveComparator'})
         if jobnames is not None:
+            jobnames = sorted(jobnames)  # Job names must be sorted in the xml
             for jobname in jobnames:
                 XML.SubElement(jn_xml, 'string').text = str(jobname)
 
diff --git a/tests/views/fixtures/view_list001.yaml b/tests/views/fixtures/view_list001.yaml
index 9b0400e58..9d83879b9 100644
--- a/tests/views/fixtures/view_list001.yaml
+++ b/tests/views/fixtures/view_list001.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ filter-executors: true
 filter-queue: true
 job-name:
     - job-name-1
-    - job-name-2
     - job-name-3
+    - job-name-2
 columns:
     - status
     - weather