diff --git a/jans-cli/cli/config_cli.py b/jans-cli/cli/config_cli.py
index 17cc9b57e2f..6124dfce00d 100755
--- a/jans-cli/cli/config_cli.py
+++ b/jans-cli/cli/config_cli.py
@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@ def process_post(self, endpoint):
                 if not field in required_fields:
                     optional_fields.append(field)
 
+            optional_fields.sort()
             if optional_fields:
                 fill_optional = self.get_input(values=['y', 'n'], text='Populate optional fields?')
                 fields_numbers = []