diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b6f7d6cef73..635f0d6dcea 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ def execute_script(script_path):
 
     node_paths = folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
     for custom_node_path in node_paths:
-        possible_modules = os.listdir(custom_node_path)
+        possible_modules = sorted(os.listdir(custom_node_path))
+        print("!!!possible_modules1!!!:\n" + "\n".join(possible_modules))
         node_prestartup_times = []
 
         for possible_module in possible_modules:
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index fa3a7794955..1685f63c577 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -2353,7 +2353,8 @@ async def init_external_custom_nodes():
     node_paths = folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
     node_import_times = []
     for custom_node_path in node_paths:
-        possible_modules = os.listdir(os.path.realpath(custom_node_path))
+        possible_modules = sorted(os.listdir(os.path.realpath(custom_node_path)))
+        print("!!!possible_modules2!!!:\n" + "\n".join(possible_modules))
         if "__pycache__" in possible_modules:
             possible_modules.remove("__pycache__")