diff --git a/quads/tools/move_and_rebuild_hosts.py b/quads/tools/move_and_rebuild_hosts.py
index 8491a3c11..e1a9b7b94 100755
--- a/quads/tools/move_and_rebuild_hosts.py
+++ b/quads/tools/move_and_rebuild_hosts.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def switch_config(host, old_cloud, new_cloud):
     logger.debug("Connecting to switch on: %s" % _host_obj.interfaces[0].ip_address)
     switch_ip = None
     ssh_helper = None
-    for i, interface in enumerate(_host_obj.interfaces):
+    interfaces = sorted(_host_obj.interfaces, key=lambda k: k['name'])
+    for i, interface in enumerate(interfaces):
         if not switch_ip:
             switch_ip = interface.ip_address
             ssh_helper = SSHHelper(switch_ip, conf["junos_username"])
diff --git a/quads/tools/verify_switchconf.py b/quads/tools/verify_switchconf.py
index 514842ddf..0fb247435 100755
--- a/quads/tools/verify_switchconf.py
+++ b/quads/tools/verify_switchconf.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def verify(_cloud_name, change=False):
     for _host in hosts:
         _host_obj = Host.objects(name=_host["name"]).first()
         if _host_obj.interfaces:
-
-            for i, interface in enumerate(_host_obj.interfaces):
+            interfaces = sorted(_host_obj.interfaces, key=lambda k: k['name'])
+            for i, interface in enumerate(interfaces):
                 ssh_helper = SSHHelper(interface.ip_address, conf["junos_username"])
                 last_nic = i == len(_host_obj.interfaces) - 1
                 vlan = get_vlan(_cloud_obj, i, last_nic)