diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 96d9e51a..b2622cbf 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ def load_custom_nodes():
     node_paths = folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
     node_import_times = []
     for custom_node_path in node_paths:
-        possible_modules = os.listdir(os.path.realpath(custom_node_path))
+        possible_modules = sorted(os.listdir(os.path.realpath(custom_node_path)))
         if "__pycache__" in possible_modules:
             possible_modules.remove("__pycache__")