diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/QuoteBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/QuoteBiz.cs
index 3d512744..69d8fc23 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/QuoteBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/QuoteBiz.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             //https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/querying/related-data
             //docs say this will not query twice but will recognize the duplicate woitem bit which is required for multiple grandchild collections
             return await ct.Quote.AsSplitQuery().AsNoTracking()
-                        .Include(s => s.States)
+                        .Include(s => s.States.OrderBy(item=> item.Id))
                         .Include(w => w.Items.OrderBy(item => item.Sequence))
                             .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Expenses)
                         .Include(w => w.Items)