diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
index 653b88d47..7b067d7d3 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/configuration.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class HierarchicalDict(collections.Mapping):
 
     def __str__(self):
         """Turns the Hierarchical dict into a string representation"""
-        return json.dumps(dict([(key, self[key]) for key in self.generator()]), indent = 2)
+        return json.dumps(dict([(key, self[key]) for key in sorted(self.generator())]), indent = 2)
 
 
 class TranslationLayerRequirement(ConstructableRequirementInterface):