diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
index 67779929c..838aefb07 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class InventoryStore:
         return sanitize(filtered, self._allowed_path_transforms, [])
 
     def get_readonly_raw(self, keys: set[str]) -> Inventory:
-        attrs = "{" + ",".join(keys) + "}"
+        attrs = "{" + ",".join(sorted(keys)) + "}"
         return self._flake.select(f"clanInternals.inventoryClass.inventory.{attrs}")
 
     def _get_persisted(self) -> InventorySnapshot:
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
index 629a489e6..3416fdeb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def get_service_readmes(
     if input_name is None:
         query_param = "staticModules"
 
-    service_queries = "{" + ",".join(service_names) + "}"
+    service_queries = "{" + ",".join(sorted(service_names)) + "}"
 
     query = (
         f"clanInternals.inventoryClass.{query_param}.{service_queries}.manifest.readme"