diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index cad3ea5d93..ccf6bf4f4e 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ export const FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_REPOS_FAILURE = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
 const REPOS_URL = "repositories";
+const SORT_BY = "sortBy=namespaceAndName";
 
 export function fetchRepos() {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchReposPending());
     return apiClient
-      .get(REPOS_URL)
+      .get(`${REPOS_URL}?${SORT_BY}`)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(repositories => {
         dispatch(fetchReposSuccess(repositories));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
index 272cf9dad6..4ba12d13fa 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ const repositoryCollectionWithNames: RepositoryCollection = {
 };
 
 describe("repos fetch", () => {
-  const REPOS_URL = "/scm/api/rest/v2/repositories";
+  const REPOS_URL = "/scm/api/rest/v2/repositories?sortBy=namespaceAndName";
   const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
   afterEach(() => {