diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/InstanceSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/InstanceSettings.kt
index 7696e8fe1..0c34906fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/InstanceSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/InstanceSettings.kt
@@ -165,12 +165,14 @@ class InstanceSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
             // fetch official public instances
 
             val response = try {
-                RetrofitInstance.externalApi.getInstances()
+                RetrofitInstance.externalApi.getInstances().toMutableList()
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 e.printStackTrace()
-                emptyList()
+                mutableListOf()
             }
 
+            response.sortBy { it.name }
+
             response.forEach {
                 if (it.name != null && it.api_url != null) {
                     instanceNames += it.name!!