diff --git a/tests/unit/organizations/test_services.py b/tests/unit/organizations/test_services.py
index 79a5a030f00a..78c67e965d1e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/organizations/test_services.py
+++ b/tests/unit/organizations/test_services.py
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ def test_approve_organization_application(
 
         assert organization_service.get_organization_applications_by_name(
             organization_application.name
-        ) == [organization_application, competing_organization_application]
+        ) == sorted([organization_application, competing_organization_application])
         assert organization_service.get_organization_applications_by_name(
             organization_application.name, undecided=True
-        ) == [organization_application, competing_organization_application]
+        ) == sorted([organization_application, competing_organization_application])
 
         assert (
             organization_service.get_organization_by_name(organization_application.name)
diff --git a/warehouse/organizations/models.py b/warehouse/organizations/models.py
index bd27dc1e8526..8703060fbd3f 100644
--- a/warehouse/organizations/models.py
+++ b/warehouse/organizations/models.py
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ class OrganizationApplication(OrganizationMixin, db.Model):
         back_populates="application", viewonly=True
     )
 
+    def __lt__(self, other: OrganizationApplication) -> bool:
+        return self.name < other.name
+
 
 class OrganizationNameCatalog(db.Model):
     __tablename__ = "organization_name_catalog"