diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
index 5f9a6220..e51592f2 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
     {
         //clean up tags from client submission
         //remove dupes, substitute dashes for spaces, lowercase and shorten if exceed 255 chars
+        //and sorts before returning to ensure consistent ordering
         public static List<string> NormalizeTags(List<string> inTags)
         {
             if (inTags == null || inTags.Count == 0) return inTags;
 
             List<string> outTags = new List<string>();
             foreach (var tag in inTags)
-            {
                 outTags.Add(NormalizeTag(tag));
-            }
+            outTags.Sort();
             return outTags.Distinct().ToList();
         }