diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
index 511a8622ceed1fd37c54b1977d86f739734d2128..cf18136e421b764663f00aed56ff3077311f948b 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@ class TaskConnectorTypeViewSet(LOFARViewSet):
 class CycleViewSet(LOFARViewSet):
     queryset = models.Cycle.objects.all()
     serializer_class = serializers.CycleSerializer
+    ordering = ['number']
 
 
 class ProjectViewSet(LOFARViewSet):
     queryset = models.Project.objects.all()
     serializer_class = serializers.ProjectSerializer
+    ordering = ['name']
 
 
 class ProjectNestedViewSet(LOFARNestedViewSet):