diff --git a/action/_v1_config_template.py b/action/_v1_config_template.py
index 7ba07270..546b4c1e 100644
--- a/action/_v1_config_template.py
+++ b/action/_v1_config_template.py
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ class ConfigTemplateParser(ConfigParser.RawConfigParser):
     def write(self, fp):
         if self._defaults:
             fp.write("[%s]\n" % 'DEFAULT')
-            for key, value in self._defaults.items():
+            for key, value in sorted(self._defaults.items()):
                 self._write_check(fp, key=key, value=value)
             else:
                 fp.write("\n")
 
-        for section in self._sections:
+        for section in sorted(self._sections):
             fp.write("[%s]\n" % section)
-            for key, value in self._sections[section].items():
+            for key, value in sorted(self._sections[section].items()):
                 self._write_check(fp, key=key, value=value, section=True)
             else:
                 fp.write("\n")
diff --git a/action/_v2_config_template.py b/action/_v2_config_template.py
index 3209d3ac..d64e9e57 100644
--- a/action/_v2_config_template.py
+++ b/action/_v2_config_template.py
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ class ConfigTemplateParser(ConfigParser.RawConfigParser):
     def write(self, fp):
         if self._defaults:
             fp.write("[%s]\n" % 'DEFAULT')
-            for key, value in self._defaults.items():
+            for key, value in sorted(self._defaults.items()):
                 self._write_check(fp, key=key, value=value)
             else:
                 fp.write("\n")
 
-        for section in self._sections:
+        for section in sorted(self._sections):
             fp.write("[%s]\n" % section)
-            for key, value in self._sections[section].items():
+            for key, value in sorted(self._sections[section].items()):
                 self._write_check(fp, key=key, value=value, section=True)
             else:
                 fp.write("\n")
diff --git a/tests/test-config_template.yml b/tests/test-config_template.yml
index 95757658..2e966bd0 100644
--- a/tests/test-config_template.yml
+++ b/tests/test-config_template.yml
@@ -177,12 +177,56 @@
           - "{{ test_ignore_none_type.content | b64decode | search('(?m)^india$') }}"
           - "{{ test_ignore_none_type.content | b64decode | search('(?m)^juliett kilo$') }}"
 
+    - name: Template multiple times to assert no changes
+      config_template:
+        src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/templates/test.ini"
+        dest: "/tmp/test_with_content.ini"
+        config_type: "ini"
+        config_overrides: "{{ item[1] }}"
+      register: template_changed
+      failed_when: template_changed | changed
+      with_nested:
+        - [ 0, 1, 2 ]
+        - [ "{{ test_config_ini_overrides }}" ]
+
   vars:
     test_config_ini_overrides:
       DEFAULT:
         new_key: "new_value"
       foo:
         baz: "bar"
+      section1:
+        key1: "value1"
+        key2: "value2"
+        key3: "value3"
+        key4: "value4"
+        key5: "value5"
+        key6: "value6"
+        key7: "value7"
+        key8: "value8"
+        key9: "value9"
+        key10: "value10"
+        key11: "value11"
+      section2:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section3:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section4:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section5:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section6:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section7:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section8:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section9:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section10:
+        key1: "value1"
+      section11:
+        key1: "value1"
     test_config_yml_overrides:
       list_one:
         - four