diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
index 8a25136c..fcfd2fa1 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ public class SearchPossibleValueSourceAction
          }
       }
 
-      queryFilter.setOrderBys(possibleValueSource.getOrderByFields());
-
       // todo - skip & limit as params
       queryFilter.setLimit(250);
 
@@ -257,6 +255,9 @@ public class SearchPossibleValueSourceAction
          input.getDefaultQueryFilter().addSubFilter(queryFilter);
          queryFilter = input.getDefaultQueryFilter();
       }
+
+      queryFilter.setOrderBys(possibleValueSource.getOrderByFields());
+
       queryInput.setFilter(queryFilter);
 
       QueryOutput             queryOutput     = new QueryAction().execute(queryInput);
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/audits/AuditsMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/audits/AuditsMetaDataProvider.java
index 56b4b963..e5aef66a 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/audits/AuditsMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/audits/AuditsMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -116,16 +116,19 @@ public class AuditsMetaDataProvider
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT_TABLE)
          .withTableName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT_TABLE)
+         .withOrderByField("name")
       );
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT_USER)
          .withTableName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT_USER)
+         .withOrderByField("name")
       );
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT)
          .withTableName(TABLE_NAME_AUDIT)
+         .withOrderByField("id", false)
       );
    }
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/querystats/QueryStatMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/querystats/QueryStatMetaDataProvider.java
index f22f5795..62e460bf 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/querystats/QueryStatMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/querystats/QueryStatMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ public class QueryStatMetaDataProvider
       return (new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withType(QPossibleValueSourceType.TABLE)
          .withName(QueryStat.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(QueryStat.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(QueryStat.TABLE_NAME))
+         .withOrderByField("id", false);
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/savedfilters/SavedFiltersMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/savedfilters/SavedFiltersMetaDataProvider.java
index cb03e071..0347db77 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/savedfilters/SavedFiltersMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/savedfilters/SavedFiltersMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ public class SavedFiltersMetaDataProvider
          .withName(SavedFilter.TABLE_NAME)
          .withType(QPossibleValueSourceType.TABLE)
          .withTableName(SavedFilter.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withValueFormatAndFields(PVSValueFormatAndFields.LABEL_ONLY);
+         .withValueFormatAndFields(PVSValueFormatAndFields.LABEL_ONLY)
+         .withOrderByField("label");
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/scripts/ScriptsMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/scripts/ScriptsMetaDataProvider.java
index c31b6ab3..bd7f3231 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/scripts/ScriptsMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/scripts/ScriptsMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -303,19 +303,24 @@ public class ScriptsMetaDataProvider
    {
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(Script.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(Script.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(Script.TABLE_NAME)
+         .withOrderByField("name"));
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(ScriptRevision.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(ScriptRevision.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(ScriptRevision.TABLE_NAME)
+         .withOrderByField("scriptId")
+         .withOrderByField("sequenceNo", false));
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(ScriptType.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(ScriptType.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(ScriptType.TABLE_NAME)
+         .withOrderByField("name"));
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(ScriptLog.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(ScriptLog.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(ScriptLog.TABLE_NAME)
+         .withOrderByField("id", false));
 
       instance.addPossibleValueSource(new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withName(ScriptTypeFileMode.NAME)
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/tables/QQQTablesMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/tables/QQQTablesMetaDataProvider.java
index 100d705b..034efcd5 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/tables/QQQTablesMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/tables/QQQTablesMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ public class QQQTablesMetaDataProvider
       return (new QPossibleValueSource()
          .withType(QPossibleValueSourceType.TABLE)
          .withName(QQQTable.TABLE_NAME)
-         .withTableName(QQQTable.TABLE_NAME));
+         .withTableName(QQQTable.TABLE_NAME))
+         .withOrderByField("label");
    }
 
 }