diff --git a/checks/contributors_test.go b/checks/contributors_test.go
index fde2c5cf013..d8aaf62f6ed 100644
--- a/checks/contributors_test.go
+++ b/checks/contributors_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package checks
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
@@ -30,10 +31,11 @@ import (
 func TestContributors(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
-		err      error
-		name     string
-		contrib  []clients.User
-		expected checker.CheckResult
+		err            error
+		name           string
+		contrib        []clients.User
+		expectedDetail string
+		expected       checker.CheckResult
 	}{
 		{
 			err:  nil,
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ func TestContributors(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: checker.CheckResult{
 				Score: 10,
 			},
+			expectedDetail: "found contributions from: company1, company2, company3, company4, company5, org1, org2",
 		},
 		{
 			err:     nil,
@@ -182,7 +185,17 @@ func TestContributors(t *testing.T) {
 			if res.Score != tt.expected.Score {
 				t.Errorf("Expected score %d, got %d for %v", tt.expected.Score, res.Score, tt.name)
 			}
-			ctrl.Finish()
+			// make sure the output stays relatively stable
+			if tt.expectedDetail != "" {
+				details := req.Dlogger.Flush()
+				if len(details) != 1 {
+					t.Errorf("expected one check detail, got %d", len(details))
+				}
+				detail := details[0].Msg.Text
+				if !strings.Contains(detail, tt.expectedDetail) {
+					t.Errorf("expected %q but didn't find it: %q", tt.expectedDetail, detail)
+				}
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/checks/evaluation/contributors.go b/checks/evaluation/contributors.go
index b9ce72a4f84..b2908e471f6 100644
--- a/checks/evaluation/contributors.go
+++ b/checks/evaluation/contributors.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package evaluation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checker"
@@ -69,14 +70,17 @@ func getNumberOfTrue(findings []finding.Finding) int {
 }
 
 func logFindings(findings []finding.Finding, dl checker.DetailLogger) {
-	var sb strings.Builder
+	var orgs []string
+	const suffix = " contributor org/company found"
 	for i := range findings {
 		f := &findings[i]
 		if f.Outcome == finding.OutcomeTrue {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s, ", f.Message))
+			org := strings.TrimSuffix(f.Message, suffix)
+			orgs = append(orgs, org)
 		}
 	}
+	slices.Sort(orgs)
 	dl.Info(&checker.LogMessage{
-		Text: sb.String(),
+		Text: "found contributions from: " + strings.Join(orgs, ", "),
 	})
 }