diff --git a/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/templates/dashboard.rb.erb b/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/templates/dashboard.rb.erb
index 7c0a65c0a9..3e122d28e5 100644
--- a/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/templates/dashboard.rb.erb
+++ b/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/templates/dashboard.rb.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class <%= class_name %>Dashboard < Administrate::BaseDashboard
   # which determines how the attribute is displayed
   # on pages throughout the dashboard.
   ATTRIBUTE_TYPES = {
-<% attributes.each do |attr| -%>
+<% attributes.sort.each do |attr| -%>
     <%= attr %>: <%= field_type(attr) %>,
 <% end -%>
   }.freeze
diff --git a/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
index 85fb61451e..e0caa0acf1 100644
--- a/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class Foo < ApplicationRecord
           load file("app/dashboards/foo_dashboard.rb")
           attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES
 
-          expect(attrs[:id]).to eq(Administrate::Field::Number)
           expect(attrs[:created_at]).to eq(Administrate::Field::DateTime)
+          expect(attrs[:id]).to eq(Administrate::Field::Number)
           expect(attrs[:updated_at]).to eq(Administrate::Field::DateTime)
         ensure
           remove_constants :Foo, :FooDashboard
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ class Foo < ApplicationRecord
 
           run_generator ["foo"]
           load file("app/dashboards/foo_dashboard.rb")
-          all_attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.keys
+          all_attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.keys.sort
           table_attrs = FooDashboard::COLLECTION_ATTRIBUTES
 
-          expect(table_attrs).to eq(all_attrs.first(table_attribute_limit))
+          expect(table_attrs).to contain_exactly(:id, *all_attrs.first(table_attribute_limit-1))
           expect(table_attrs).not_to eq(all_attrs)
         ensure
           remove_constants :Foo, :FooDashboard