diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
index cb21506e..50c6ccbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class SettingsManager
             if (Sets.newHashSet(rule.description.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).split("\\W+")).contains(lcSearch))
                 return true; // contains full term in description, but case insensitive
             return false;
-        }).collect(ImmutableList.toImmutableList());
+        }).sorted().collect(ImmutableList.toImmutableList());
     }
 
     public int printAllRulesToLog(String category)