diff --git a/Configuration/AlCa/python/GlobalTag.py b/Configuration/AlCa/python/GlobalTag.py
index 09eadd8a32b3b..c3d5ec5a2c837 100644
--- a/Configuration/AlCa/python/GlobalTag.py
+++ b/Configuration/AlCa/python/GlobalTag.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def GlobalTag(essource = None, globaltag = None, conditions = None):
 
     # explicit payloads toGet from DB
     if custom_conditions:
-        for ( (record, label), (tag, connection) ) in custom_conditions.iteritems():
+        for ( (record, label), (tag, connection) ) in sorted(custom_conditions.iteritems()):
             payload = cms.PSet()
             payload.record = cms.string( record )
             if label: