diff --git a/elb_instance.py b/elb_instance.py
index 5759b0b2ccc..b234031ee24 100644
--- a/elb_instance.py
+++ b/elb_instance.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def _get_instance_lbs(self, ec2_elbs=None):
                 break
 
         if ec2_elbs:
-            lbs = sorted(lb for lb in elbs if lb.name in ec2_elbs)
+            lbs = sorted([lb for lb in elbs if lb.name in ec2_elbs], key=lambda lb: lb.__repr__())
         else:
             lbs = []
             for lb in elbs: