diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/account_balance.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/account_balance.py
index 65e7d789bb..be64c327fd 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/account_balance.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/account_balance.py
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ def get_conditions(filters):
 def get_data(filters):
 
 	data = []
-
 	conditions = get_conditions(filters)
-
 	accounts = frappe.db.get_all("Account", fields=["name", "account_currency"],
-		filters=conditions)
+		filters=conditions, order_by='name')
 
 	for d in accounts:
 		balance = get_balance_on(d.name, date=filters.report_date)
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/test_account_balance.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/test_account_balance.py
index b6ced312d0..14ddf4a30f 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/test_account_balance.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/account_balance/test_account_balance.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestAccountBalance(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		expected_data = [
 			{
-				"account": 'Sales - _TC2',
+				"account": 'Direct Income - _TC2',
 				"currency": 'EUR',
 				"balance": -100.0,
 			},
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ class TestAccountBalance(unittest.TestCase):
 				"currency": 'EUR',
 				"balance": -100.0,
 			},
-			{
-				"account": 'Service - _TC2',
-				"currency": 'EUR',
-				"balance": 0.0,
-			},
-			{
-				"account": 'Direct Income - _TC2',
-				"currency": 'EUR',
-				"balance": -100.0,
-			},
 			{
 				"account": 'Indirect Income - _TC2',
 				"currency": 'EUR',
 				"balance": 0.0,
 			},
+			{
+				"account": 'Sales - _TC2',
+				"currency": 'EUR',
+				"balance": -100.0,
+			},
+			{
+				"account": 'Service - _TC2',
+				"currency": 'EUR',
+				"balance": 0.0,
+			}
 		]
 
 		self.assertEqual(expected_data, report[1])