diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 0fb3c6fa..47384ab6 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ diag_channels.append(ManipulatorCoolFlow)
 diag_channels.append(ManipulatorCoolFlowSet)
 diag_channels.append(MonoGrating)
 
+def get_channel_key(channel):
+    return channel.name
+    
+diag_channels = sorted(diag_channels, key=get_channel_key)
+
 def get_diag_name(diag):
     return ch.psi.utils.Str.toTitleCase(diag.getName()).replace(" ", "")