diff --git a/lib/taxonworks.rb b/lib/taxonworks.rb
index cabbcb3b38..aa0c3b08cf 100644
--- a/lib/taxonworks.rb
+++ b/lib/taxonworks.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 
-Dir[Rails.root.to_s + '/app/models/nomenclatural_rank/**/*.rb'].each {|file| require file }
+Dir[Rails.root.to_s + '/app/models/nomenclatural_rank/**/*.rb'].sort.each {|file| require file }
 
-Dir[Rails.root.to_s + '/app/models/taxon_name_relationship/**/*.rb'].each {|file| require file }
+Dir[Rails.root.to_s + '/app/models/taxon_name_relationship/**/*.rb'].sort.each {|file| require file }