diff --git a/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml b/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
index cae183fb8..a5b18c43f 100755
--- a/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
+++ b/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ roles:
     ###############################
     # DCS Panel
     ###############################
-      dcs_detectors: "{{ detectors }}"
+      dcs_detectors: "{{ json.Marshal(json.Sort(json.Unmarshal(detectors))) }}"
       dcs_sor_parameters: !public
         value: "{}"
         type: string
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ roles:
   - name: trg
     enabled: "{{trg_enabled == 'true'}}"
     defaults:
-      trg_detectors: "{{ detectors }}"
+      trg_detectors: "{{ json.Marshal(json.Sort(json.Unmarshal(detectors))) }}"
       trg_runtime_config: "{{ runtime.Get('trg/ltu', trg_runtime_config_file) }}"
       trg_global_config: "{{ runtime.Get('trg/ctp', trg_load_parameters) }}"
     roles: