diff --git a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/IncludeTableFilter.java b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/IncludeTableFilter.java
index 35d504f5ba..670b638236 100644
--- a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/IncludeTableFilter.java
+++ b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/IncludeTableFilter.java
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
  ****************************************************************/
 package org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.filters;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /**
-* @since 4.0.
-*/
+ * @since 4.0.
+ */
 public class IncludeTableFilter implements Comparable<IncludeTableFilter> {
     public final Pattern pattern;
 
@@ -50,14 +51,14 @@ public IncludeTableFilter(String pattern, PatternFilter columnsFilter, PatternFi
         this.relationshipFilter = relationshipFilter;
     }
 
-    public boolean isIncludeColumn (String name) {
+    public boolean isIncludeColumn(String name) {
         return columnsFilter.isIncluded(name);
     }
 
     /**
      * @since 4.1
      */
-    public boolean isIncludeRelationship (String name) {
+    public boolean isIncludeRelationship(String name) {
         return relationshipFilter.isIncluded(name);
     }
 
@@ -75,6 +76,18 @@ public int compareTo(IncludeTableFilter o) {
 
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        IncludeTableFilter that = (IncludeTableFilter) o;
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(pattern, that.pattern)) return false;
+        if (!Objects.equals(columnsFilter, that.columnsFilter)) return false;
+        return Objects.equals(relationshipFilter, that.relationshipFilter);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return toString(new StringBuilder(), "").toString();
diff --git a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/PatternFilter.java b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/PatternFilter.java
index 9e2a15c30e..eac1d2667a 100644
--- a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/PatternFilter.java
+++ b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/PatternFilter.java
@@ -136,14 +136,31 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+        if (!(o instanceof PatternFilter)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-
         PatternFilter filter = (PatternFilter) o;
-        return includes.equals(filter.includes)
-                && excludes.equals(filter.excludes);
+
+        if (includes == filter.includes) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (includes.size() != filter.includes.size()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Check if the lists have the same patterns in the same order
+        for (int i = 0; i < includes.size(); i++) {
+            Pattern patternA = includes.get(i);
+            Pattern patternB = filter.includes.get(i);
+            if (!patternA.pattern().equals(patternB.pattern())) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/TableFilter.java b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/TableFilter.java
index 3cd00dc665..7b7f6d80cd 100644
--- a/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/TableFilter.java
+++ b/cayenne-dbsync/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/filters/TableFilter.java
@@ -139,16 +139,18 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
 
         TableFilter that = (TableFilter) o;
 
-        Set<IncludeTableFilter> includeSet = new TreeSet<>(includes);
-        Set<IncludeTableFilter> thatIncludeSet = new TreeSet<>(that.includes);
-        Set<Pattern> excludeSet = new TreeSet<>(PatternFilter.PATTERN_COMPARATOR);
-        Set<Pattern> thatExcludeSet = new TreeSet<>(PatternFilter.PATTERN_COMPARATOR);
-        excludeSet.addAll(excludes);
-        thatExcludeSet.addAll(that.excludes);
-
-        return includeSet.equals(thatIncludeSet)
-                && excludeSet.equals(thatExcludeSet);
+        boolean excludeEquals = true;
+        // Check if the lists have the same patterns in the same order
+        for (int i = 0; i < excludes.size(); i++) {
+            Pattern pattern = excludes.get(i);
+            Pattern thatPattern = that.excludes.get(i);
+            if (!pattern.pattern().equals(thatPattern.pattern())) {
+                excludeEquals = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
 
+        return includes.equals(that.includes) && excludeEquals;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/cayenne-dbsync/src/test/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/dbload/DbLoaderIT.java b/cayenne-dbsync/src/test/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/dbload/DbLoaderIT.java
index efdbb6395a..ef7dda350a 100644
--- a/cayenne-dbsync/src/test/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/dbload/DbLoaderIT.java
+++ b/cayenne-dbsync/src/test/java/org/apache/cayenne/dbsync/reverse/dbload/DbLoaderIT.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.dbimport.ExcludeColumn;
 import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.dbimport.IncludeTable;
 import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.dbimport.ReverseEngineering;
+import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.dbimport.Schema;
 import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.filters.FiltersConfig;
 import org.apache.cayenne.dbsync.reverse.filters.FiltersConfigBuilder;
 import org.apache.cayenne.di.Inject;
@@ -96,8 +97,12 @@ public void testLoadingOrder() throws Exception {
         DataMap loaded = loader.load();
         assertNotNull(loaded);
 
-        assertNull(loaded.getDbEntity("ARTIST").getAttribute("DATE_OF_BIRTH"));
-        assertNotNull(loaded.getDbEntity("PAINTING").getAttribute("PAINTING_DESCRIPTION"));
+        DbEntity artist = loaded.getDbEntity("ARTIST");
+        DbEntity painting = loaded.getDbEntity("PAINTING");
+        assertNotNull(artist);
+        assertNotNull(painting);
+        assertNull(getDbAttribute(artist,"DATE_OF_BIRTH"));
+        assertNotNull(getDbAttribute(painting,"PAINTING_DESCRIPTION"));
     }