diff --git a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
index f04149958..6b6adfd6f 100644
--- a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
+++ b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ output.logstash:
 {%- if grains.role not in ['so-heavynode', 'so-import', 'so-helix', 'so-eval'] %}
 {%-   set LOADBALANCE = ['false'] %}
 {%-   set node_data = salt['pillar.get']('node_data') %}
-{%-   for node_type, node_details in node_data.items() %}
+{%-   for node_type, node_details in node_data.items() | sort %}
 {%-     if node_type in ['manager', 'managersearch', 'standalone', 'receiver' ] %}
 {%-       for hostname in node_data[node_type].keys() %}
     - "{{ hostname }}:5644" #{{ node_details[hostname].ip }}