diff --git a/app/models/step_orderable_element.rb b/app/models/step_orderable_element.rb
index 8ae60c3dd..ea47f3422 100644
--- a/app/models/step_orderable_element.rb
+++ b/app/models/step_orderable_element.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ class StepOrderableElement < ApplicationRecord
   def decrement_following_elements_positions
     step.with_lock do
       yield
-      step.step_orderable_elements.where('position > ?', position).find_each do |step_orderable_element|
+      step.step_orderable_elements
+          .where('position > ?', position)
+          .order(position: :asc).each do |step_orderable_element|
+        # find_each ignore any ordering
         step_orderable_element.position -= 1
         step_orderable_element.save!
       end