diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0cd815d9e..ce2b5316e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ def execute_prestartup_script():
         return False
 
     node_paths = folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
+    node_paths = sorted(node_paths)
     for custom_node_path in node_paths:
         possible_modules = os.listdir(custom_node_path)
+        possible_modules = sorted(possible_modules)
         node_prestartup_times = []
 
         for possible_module in possible_modules:
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 356aa63df..343d882a3 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -2233,9 +2233,11 @@ async def init_external_custom_nodes():
     """
     base_node_names = set(NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.keys())
     node_paths = folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
+    node_paths = sorted(node_paths)
     node_import_times = []
     for custom_node_path in node_paths:
         possible_modules = os.listdir(os.path.realpath(custom_node_path))
+        possible_modules = sorted(possible_modules)
         if "__pycache__" in possible_modules:
             possible_modules.remove("__pycache__")