diff --git a/examples/can_bit_transition.py b/examples/can_bit_transition.py
index 50d13f0a45a175..5c15e4bbc26eed 100755
--- a/examples/can_bit_transition.py
+++ b/examples/can_bit_transition.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def load(self, filename, start, end):
           message_id = row[1][2:]  # remove leading '0x'
         else:
           message_id = hex(int(row[1]))[2:]  # old message IDs are in decimal
-
+        message_id = '%s:%s' % (bus, message_id)
         if row[3].startswith('0x'):
           data = row[3][2:]  # remove leading '0x'
         else:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def PrintUnique(log_file, low_range, high_range):
   high.load(log_file, start, end)
   # print messages that go from low to high
   found = False
-  for message_id in high.messages:
+  for message_id in sorted(high.messages):
     if message_id in low.messages:
       high.messages[message_id].printBitDiff(low.messages[message_id])
       found = True
diff --git a/examples/can_unique.py b/examples/can_unique.py
index 42488c64bb24fd..ad6de296ee4174 100755
--- a/examples/can_unique.py
+++ b/examples/can_unique.py
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ def load(self, filename):
       reader = csv.reader(input)
       next(reader, None)  # skip the CSV header
       for row in reader:
+        bus = row[0]
         if row[1].startswith('0x'):
           message_id = row[1][2:]  # remove leading '0x'
         else:
           message_id = hex(int(row[1]))[2:]  # old message IDs are in decimal
+        message_id = '%s:%s' % (bus, message_id)
         if row[1].startswith('0x'):
           data = row[2][2:]  # remove leading '0x'
         else:
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ def PrintUnique(interesting_file, background_files):
     background.load(background_file)
   interesting = Info()
   interesting.load(interesting_file)
-  for message_id in interesting.messages:
+  for message_id in sorted(interesting.messages):
     if message_id not in background.messages:
       print 'New message_id: %s' % message_id
     else: