diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
index 70653026..d211f168 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
@@ -1004,7 +1004,12 @@ def process_instance_list(
 def process_instance_report_column_list() -> flask.wrappers.Response:
     """Process_instance_report_column_list."""
     table_columns = ProcessInstanceReportService.builtin_column_options()
-    columns_for_metadata = db.session.query(ProcessInstanceMetadataModel.key).distinct().all()  # type: ignore
+    columns_for_metadata = (
+        db.session.query(ProcessInstanceMetadataModel.key)
+        .order_by(ProcessInstanceMetadataModel.key)
+        .distinct()  # type: ignore
+        .all()
+    )
     columns_for_metadata_strings = [
         {"Header": i[0], "accessor": i[0], "filterable": True}
         for i in columns_for_metadata
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report.py
index 48239507..0a5985f2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_generate_report_with_filter_by_with_variable_substitution(
     with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
     setup_process_instances_for_reports: list[ProcessInstanceModel],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test_user_can_be_given_permission_to_administer_process_group."""
+    """Test_generate_report_with_filter_by_with_variable_substitution."""
     process_instances = setup_process_instances_for_reports
     report_metadata = {
         "filter_by": [
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_generate_report_with_order_by_and_one_field(
     with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
     setup_process_instances_for_reports: list[ProcessInstanceModel],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test_user_can_be_given_permission_to_administer_process_group."""
+    """Test_generate_report_with_order_by_and_one_field."""
     process_instances = setup_process_instances_for_reports
     report_metadata = {"order_by": ["test_score"]}
     results = do_report_with_metadata_and_instances(report_metadata, process_instances)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_generate_report_with_order_by_and_two_fields(
     with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
     setup_process_instances_for_reports: list[ProcessInstanceModel],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test_user_can_be_given_permission_to_administer_process_group."""
+    """Test_generate_report_with_order_by_and_two_fields."""
     process_instances = setup_process_instances_for_reports
     report_metadata = {"order_by": ["grade_level", "test_score"]}
     results = do_report_with_metadata_and_instances(report_metadata, process_instances)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_generate_report_with_order_by_desc(
     with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
     setup_process_instances_for_reports: list[ProcessInstanceModel],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test_user_can_be_given_permission_to_administer_process_group."""
+    """Test_generate_report_with_order_by_desc."""
     process_instances = setup_process_instances_for_reports
     report_metadata = {"order_by": ["grade_level", "-test_score"]}
     results = do_report_with_metadata_and_instances(report_metadata, process_instances)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_generate_report_with_columns(
     with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
     setup_process_instances_for_reports: list[ProcessInstanceModel],
 ) -> None:
-    """Test_user_can_be_given_permission_to_administer_process_group."""
+    """Test_generate_report_with_columns."""
     process_instances = setup_process_instances_for_reports
     report_metadata = {
         "columns": [