diff --git a/src/gmv/gmvault.py b/src/gmv/gmvault.py
index 79f1dfb9..4dd2ee70 100755
--- a/src/gmv/gmvault.py
+++ b/src/gmv/gmvault.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def __init__(self, src, imap_ids, error_report, request, default_batch_size = 10
         self.request            = request
         self.error_report       = error_report  
         
-        self.to_fetch           = list(imap_ids)
+        self.to_fetch           = list(sorted(imap_ids))
     
     def individual_fetch(self, imap_ids):
         """