diff --git a/pylib/anki/sched.py b/pylib/anki/sched.py
index 87b3c6f23..d92450070 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/sched.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/sched.py
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ and due >= ? and queue = 0"""
         self.sortCards(cids, shuffle=True)
 
     def orderCards(self, did):
-        cids = self.col.db.list("select id from cards where did = ? order by id", did)
+        cids = self.col.db.list("select id from cards where did = ? order by nid", did)
         self.sortCards(cids)
 
     def resortConf(self, conf):
diff --git a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
index a1733498f..598f386ff 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ and due >= ? and queue = 0"""
         self.sortCards(cids, shuffle=True)
 
     def orderCards(self, did: int) -> None:
-        cids = self.col.db.list("select id from cards where did = ? order by id", did)
+        cids = self.col.db.list("select id from cards where did = ? order by nid", did)
         self.sortCards(cids)
 
     def resortConf(self, conf) -> None: