diff --git a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
index 832678d..fa46d41 100644
--- a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
+++ b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{%- set key = 0 -%}
+{%- set value = 1 -%}
 {%- macro keepalived_config(data, recurse=-1) -%}
   {%- set recurse = recurse + 1 -%}
   {%- if data is none -%}
@@ -8,16 +10,16 @@
     {%- if recurse > 0 -%}
       {{- '{\n' -}}
     {%- endif -%}
-    {%- for key, value in data.iteritems() -%}
-      {{- key }} {{ keepalived_config(value, recurse) -}}
+    {%- for item in data|dictsort -%}
+      {{- item[key] }} {{ keepalived_config(item[value], recurse) -}}
     {%- endfor -%}
     {%- if recurse > 0 -%}
         {{- '}\n' -}}
     {%- endif -%}
   {%- else -%}
     {{- '{\n' -}}
-    {%- for value in data -%}
-      {{- keepalived_config(value) -}}
+    {%- for item in data -%}
+      {{- keepalived_config(item) -}}
     {%- endfor -%}
     {{- '}\n' -}}
   {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/test/test_keepalived_config.py b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
index 55b46a1..1aed30a 100755
--- a/test/test_keepalived_config.py
+++ b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class TestKeepalivedConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
             'keepalived',
             'templates'))
         self.t_conf = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(self.t_dir), 
-                trim_blocks=True)
+            trim_blocks=True)
 
     def renderTest(self, data, result):
         holder = self.t_conf.get_template('test_config.jinja').render(testdata=data)
@@ -49,5 +49,10 @@ class TestKeepalivedConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
         result = 'friends {\nrubble barney\n}\n'
         self.renderTest(testdata, result)
 
+    def test_key_ordered_hashs(self):
+        testdata = {'friends': {'fred': 'flintstone', 'barney': 'rubble', 'wilma': 'flintstone', 'betty': 'rubble'}}
+        result = 'friends {\nbarney rubble\nbetty rubble\nfred flintstone\nwilma flintstone\n}\n'
+        self.renderTest(testdata, result)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()