diff --git a/ironfish-rust-nodejs/src/frost.rs b/ironfish-rust-nodejs/src/frost.rs
index 08a7799e03..2b0019749a 100644
--- a/ironfish-rust-nodejs/src/frost.rs
+++ b/ironfish-rust-nodejs/src/frost.rs
@@ -203,13 +203,22 @@ pub fn generate_and_split_key(
     let identities = try_deserialize_identities(identities)?;
 
     let packages =
-        split_spender_key(&spending_key, min_signers, identities).map_err(to_napi_err)?;
+        split_spender_key(&spending_key, min_signers, identities.clone()).map_err(to_napi_err)?;
 
     let mut key_packages = Vec::with_capacity(packages.key_packages.len());
-    for (identity, key_package) in packages.key_packages.iter() {
+
+    // preserves the order of the identities
+    for identity in identities {
+        let key_package = packages
+            .key_packages
+            .get(&identity)
+            .ok_or_else(|| to_napi_err("Key package not found for identity"))?
+            .serialize()
+            .map_err(to_napi_err)?;
+
         key_packages.push(ParticipantKeyPackage {
             identity: bytes_to_hex(&identity.serialize()),
-            key_package: bytes_to_hex(&key_package.serialize().map_err(to_napi_err)?),
+            key_package: bytes_to_hex(&key_package),
         });
     }