diff --git a/exposurefinalizer/exposurefinalizer.py b/exposurefinalizer/exposurefinalizer.py
index c936fbd8f9aa7d929a5ff55f957f741aad32da79..8e808d05d953343c0b0a4ca70eab25a80db81fa9 100644
--- a/exposurefinalizer/exposurefinalizer.py
+++ b/exposurefinalizer/exposurefinalizer.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class ExposureFinalizer:
             SELECT quadkey, completeness
             FROM {self.exposure_db.tile_table}
             WHERE country_iso_code = '{country_iso_code}'
+            ORDER BY quadkey
             """
         self.exposure_db.cursor.execute(sql_statement)
         tiles = self.exposure_db.cursor.fetchall()