diff --git a/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm b/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
index fbc01b16544..730e4531575 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 		output = navbar
 	if(target_ckey)
 		var/target_sql_ckey = sanitizeSQL(target_ckey)
-		var/DBQuery/query_get_notes = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT id, timestamp, notetext, adminckey, last_editor, server FROM [format_table_name("notes")] WHERE ckey = '[target_sql_ckey]'")
+		var/DBQuery/query_get_notes = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT id, timestamp, notetext, adminckey, last_editor, server FROM [format_table_name("notes")] WHERE ckey = '[target_sql_ckey]' ORDER BY timestamp")
 		if(!query_get_notes.Execute())
 			var/err = query_get_notes.ErrorMsg()
 			log_game("SQL ERROR obtaining ckey, notetext, adminckey, last_editor, server from notes table. Error : \[[err]\]\n")
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 				search = "^\[^\[:alpha:\]\]"
 			else
 				search = "^[index]"
-		var/DBQuery/query_list_notes = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT DISTINCT ckey FROM [format_table_name("notes")] WHERE ckey REGEXP '[search]'")
+		var/DBQuery/query_list_notes = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT DISTINCT ckey FROM [format_table_name("notes")] WHERE ckey REGEXP '[search]' ORDER BY ckey")
 		if(!query_list_notes.Execute())
 			var/err = query_list_notes.ErrorMsg()
 			log_game("SQL ERROR obtaining ckey from notes table. Error : \[[err]\]\n")