diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
index 236641e35..df57e6542 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ProcessGroup:
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         """__post_init__."""
-        self.sort_index = self.id
+        self.sort_index = self.display_name
 
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         """__eq__."""