diff --git a/orm/model/ormdb/json.go b/orm/model/ormdb/json.go
index 3a64ae52fbe6..79a668ccd10d 100644
--- a/orm/model/ormdb/json.go
+++ b/orm/model/ormdb/json.go
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (m moduleDB) DefaultJSON(target ormjson.WriteTarget) error {
-	for name, table := range m.tablesByName {
+	tableNames := make([]protoreflect.FullName, 0, len(m.tablesByName))
+	for name := range m.tablesByName {
+		tableNames = append(tableNames, name)
+	}
+	sort.Slice(tableNames, func(i, j int) bool {
+		ti, tj := tableNames[i], tableNames[j]
+		return ti.Name() < tj.Name()
+	})
+
+	for _, name := range tableNames {
+		table := m.tablesByName[name]
 		w, err := target.OpenWriter(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/store/v2alpha1/multi/migration.go b/store/v2alpha1/multi/migration.go
index caaddbf45283..c1285de5989a 100644
--- a/store/v2alpha1/multi/migration.go
+++ b/store/v2alpha1/multi/migration.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package multi
 
 import (
+	"sort"
+
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/db"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/iavl"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/mem"
@@ -16,8 +18,16 @@ func MigrateFromV1(rootMultiStore *v1Store.Store, store2db dbm.Connection, store
 		*iavl.Store
 		name string
 	}
+	storeKeysByName := rootMultiStore.StoreKeysByName()
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(storeKeysByName))
+	for key := range storeKeysByName {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
 	var stores []namedStore
-	for _, storeKey := range rootMultiStore.StoreKeysByName() {
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		storeKey := storeKeysByName[key]
 		keyName := storeKey.Name()
 		switch store := rootMultiStore.GetStoreByName(keyName).(type) {
 		case *iavl.Store:
diff --git a/store/v2alpha1/multi/store.go b/store/v2alpha1/multi/store.go
index c39b8e0e854c..0913979f10f5 100644
--- a/store/v2alpha1/multi/store.go
+++ b/store/v2alpha1/multi/store.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -327,8 +328,14 @@ func NewStore(db dbm.Connection, opts StoreConfig) (ret *Store, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	skeys := make([]string, 0, len(reg.StoreSchema))
+	for skey := range reg.StoreSchema {
+		skeys = append(skeys, skey)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(skeys)
 	// NB. the migrated contents and schema are not committed until the next store.Commit
-	for skey, typ := range reg.StoreSchema {
+	for _, skey := range skeys {
+		typ := reg.StoreSchema[skey]
 		err = schemaWriter.Set([]byte(skey), []byte{byte(typ)})
 		if err != nil {
 			return