diff --git a/lmfdb/modl_galois_representations/web_modlgal.py b/lmfdb/modl_galois_representations/web_modlgal.py
index 779e4df595..e27fb9840c 100644
--- a/lmfdb/modl_galois_representations/web_modlgal.py
+++ b/lmfdb/modl_galois_representations/web_modlgal.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def friends(self):
         has_dirichlet = False
         if not hasattr(self, "related_objects"):
             self.related_objects = []
+        self.related_objects.sort()
         for r in self.related_objects:
             if r[0] == "Dirichlet":
                 c = r[1].split(".")