diff --git a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
index 38afb99f1..e56b961bb 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func (store *MysqlStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int, d
 	store.SqlUpdate = "UPDATE filemeta SET meta=? WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, user, password, hostname, port, database)
 	var dbErr error
diff --git a/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
index 387b8f58d..19d97b443 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (store *PostgresStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int
 	store.SqlUpdate = "UPDATE filemeta SET meta=$1 WHERE dirhash=$2 AND name=$3 AND directory=$4"
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 LIMIT $4"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 LIMIT $4"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $4"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $4"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, hostname, port, user, password, database, sslmode)
 	var dbErr error