diff --git a/app/models/dossier.rb b/app/models/dossier.rb
index 55f3148a8..3b4a9f522 100644
--- a/app/models/dossier.rb
+++ b/app/models/dossier.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Dossier < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :nouveaux,                    -> { not_archived.state_nouveaux }
   scope :en_instruction,              -> { not_archived.state_en_instruction }
   scope :termine,                     -> { not_archived.state_termine }
-  scope :downloadable,                -> { state_not_brouillon.includes(:entreprise, :etablissement, :champs, :champs_private) }
+  scope :downloadable_sorted,         -> { state_not_brouillon.includes(:entreprise, :etablissement, :champs, :champs_private).order(initiated_at: 'asc') }
   scope :en_cours,                    -> { not_archived.state_en_construction_ou_instruction }
   scope :without_followers,           -> { left_outer_joins(:follows).where(follows: { id: nil }) }
   scope :with_unread_notifications,   -> { where(notifications: { already_read: false }) }
diff --git a/app/models/procedure.rb b/app/models/procedure.rb
index 62502233e..38b696087 100644
--- a/app/models/procedure.rb
+++ b/app/models/procedure.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Procedure < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def generate_export
-    exportable_dossiers = dossiers.downloadable
+    exportable_dossiers = dossiers.downloadable_sorted
 
     headers = exportable_dossiers.any? ? exportable_dossiers.first.export_headers : []
     data = exportable_dossiers.any? ? exportable_dossiers.map { |d| d.full_data_strings_array } : [[]]
diff --git a/spec/models/dossier_spec.rb b/spec/models/dossier_spec.rb
index e59766092..047ff9671 100644
--- a/spec/models/dossier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dossier_spec.rb
@@ -758,19 +758,16 @@ describe Dossier do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '.downloadable' do
+  describe '.downloadable_sorted' do
     let(:procedure) { create(:procedure) }
     let!(:dossier) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :draft) }
-    let!(:dossier2) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :initiated) }
-    let!(:dossier3) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :received) }
-    let!(:dossier4) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :received, archived: true) }
+    let!(:dossier2) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :initiated, initiated_at: DateTime.parse('03/01/2010')) }
+    let!(:dossier3) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :received, initiated_at: DateTime.parse('01/01/2010')) }
+    let!(:dossier4) { create(:dossier, :with_entreprise, procedure: procedure, state: :received, archived: true, initiated_at: DateTime.parse('02/01/2010')) }
 
-    subject { procedure.dossiers.downloadable }
+    subject { procedure.dossiers.downloadable_sorted }
 
-    it { is_expected.not_to include(dossier)}
-    it { is_expected.to include(dossier2)}
-    it { is_expected.to include(dossier3)}
-    it { is_expected.to include(dossier4)}
+    it { is_expected.to match([dossier3, dossier4, dossier2])}
   end
 
   describe "#send_dossier_received" do