diff --git a/core/survey/nodeDefLayout.js b/core/survey/nodeDefLayout.js
index c3fdaa6f58..7607fd8556 100644
--- a/core/survey/nodeDefLayout.js
+++ b/core/survey/nodeDefLayout.js
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ export const getLayoutChildrenCompressed =
             : // item in another row, can have the same x of the previous one
               Math.min(itemPrev.x, xOriginal)
 
+          const prevYDiff = itemPrev.yOriginal - itemPrev.y
+
           const y = sameRowOfPreviousItem
             ? // item can have the same y of the previous one
-              Math.min(itemPrev.y, yOriginal)
+              yOriginal - prevYDiff
             : // item in another row, move it yPrev + hPrev
               Math.min(itemPrev.y + itemPrev.h, yOriginal)
 
diff --git a/core/survey/survey.js b/core/survey/survey.js
index 526e4c9283..495884225d 100644
--- a/core/survey/survey.js
+++ b/core/survey/survey.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export const {
   getNodeDefChildren,
   getNodeDefChildrenInOwnPage,
   hasNodeDefChildrenEntities,
+  getNodeDefChildrenSorted,
   getNodeDefChildByName,
   getNodeDefSiblingByName,
   getNodeDefByName,
diff --git a/server/modules/nodeDef/repository/nodeDefRepository.js b/server/modules/nodeDef/repository/nodeDefRepository.js
index c571aea7a8..78791da969 100644
--- a/server/modules/nodeDef/repository/nodeDefRepository.js
+++ b/server/modules/nodeDef/repository/nodeDefRepository.js
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@ export const insertNodeDef = async (surveyId, nodeDef, client = DB) =>
     (row) => dbTransformCallback({ row, draft: true, advanced: true }) // Always loading draft when creating or updating a nodeDef
   )
 
-export const insertNodeDefsBatch = async ({ surveyId, nodeDefs, backup = false }, client = DB) =>
-  client.tx(async (tx) => {
-    const schema = getSurveyDBSchema(surveyId)
-    await tx.batch([
-      nodeDefs.map((nodeDef) =>
-        tx.none(
-          `
+export const insertNodeDefsBatch = async ({ surveyId, nodeDefs, backup = false }, client = DB) => {
+  const schema = getSurveyDBSchema(surveyId)
+  return client.batch([
+    nodeDefs.map((nodeDef) =>
+      client.none(
+        `
     INSERT INTO ${schema}.node_def (
         parent_uuid,
         uuid,
@@ -93,22 +92,22 @@ export const insertNodeDefsBatch = async ({ surveyId, nodeDefs, backup = false }
     $4::jsonb, $5::jsonb,
     $6::jsonb, $7::jsonb, 
     $8,$9,$10)`,
-          [
-            NodeDef.getParentUuid(nodeDef),
-            nodeDef.uuid,
-            NodeDef.getType(nodeDef),
-            backup ? NodeDef.getProps(nodeDef) : {},
-            backup ? NodeDef.getPropsDraft(nodeDef) : NodeDef.getProps(nodeDef),
-            backup ? NodeDef.getPropsAdvanced(nodeDef) : {},
-            backup ? NodeDef.getPropsAdvancedDraft(nodeDef) : NodeDef.getPropsAdvanced(nodeDef),
-            NodeDef.getMeta(nodeDef),
-            NodeDef.isAnalysis(nodeDef),
-            NodeDef.isVirtual(nodeDef),
-          ]
-        )
-      ),
-    ])
-  })
+        [
+          NodeDef.getParentUuid(nodeDef),
+          nodeDef.uuid,
+          NodeDef.getType(nodeDef),
+          backup ? NodeDef.getProps(nodeDef) : {},
+          backup ? NodeDef.getPropsDraft(nodeDef) : NodeDef.getProps(nodeDef),
+          backup ? NodeDef.getPropsAdvanced(nodeDef) : {},
+          backup ? NodeDef.getPropsAdvancedDraft(nodeDef) : NodeDef.getPropsAdvanced(nodeDef),
+          NodeDef.getMeta(nodeDef),
+          NodeDef.isAnalysis(nodeDef),
+          NodeDef.isVirtual(nodeDef),
+        ]
+      )
+    ),
+  ])
+}
 
 // ============== READ
 
diff --git a/webapp/components/survey/SurveyForm/nodeDefs/components/types/nodeDefEntitySwitch.js b/webapp/components/survey/SurveyForm/nodeDefs/components/types/nodeDefEntitySwitch.js
index 914a1eefb5..517360796a 100644
--- a/webapp/components/survey/SurveyForm/nodeDefs/components/types/nodeDefEntitySwitch.js
+++ b/webapp/components/survey/SurveyForm/nodeDefs/components/types/nodeDefEntitySwitch.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import './nodeDefEntitySwitch.scss'
 
 import React from 'react'
 
-import * as A from '@core/arena'
 import * as Survey from '@core/survey/survey'
 import * as NodeDef from '@core/survey/nodeDef'
 import * as NodeDefLayout from '@core/survey/nodeDefLayout'
@@ -20,20 +19,20 @@ const componentsByRenderType = {
 const NodeDefEntitySwitch = (props) => {
   const { surveyCycleKey, nodeDef } = props
 
+  const survey = useSurvey()
+
   const renderType = NodeDefLayout.getRenderType(surveyCycleKey)(nodeDef)
   if (!renderType) {
     // node def not in current cycle
     return null
   }
 
-  const survey = useSurvey()
-
   const includeAnalysis = false
-  const childDefs = Survey.getNodeDefChildren(props.nodeDef, includeAnalysis)(survey)
+  const childDefs = Survey.getNodeDefChildrenSorted({ nodeDef, includeAnalysis, cycle: surveyCycleKey })(survey)
 
   const nodeDefName = NodeDef.getName(nodeDef)
   const childUuids = NodeDefLayout.getLayoutChildrenUuids(surveyCycleKey)(nodeDef)
-  const childNames = childUuids.map((childUuid) => A.pipe(Survey.getNodeDefByUuid(childUuid), NodeDef.getName)(survey))
+  const childNames = Survey.getNodeDefsByUuids(childUuids)(survey).map(NodeDef.getName)
 
   return (
     <div