diff --git a/platform/app/src/routes/Mode/defaultRouteInit.ts b/platform/app/src/routes/Mode/defaultRouteInit.ts
index b7aeb844f31..723c4823168 100644
--- a/platform/app/src/routes/Mode/defaultRouteInit.ts
+++ b/platform/app/src/routes/Mode/defaultRouteInit.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export async function defaultRouteInit(
 
     // run the hanging protocol matching on the displaySets with the predefined
     // hanging protocol in the mode configuration
-    hangingProtocolService.run({ studies, activeStudy, displaySets }, hangingProtocolId, {
+    hangingProtocolService.run({ studies, activeStudy, displaySets: sortedDisplaySets }, hangingProtocolId, {
       stageIndex,
     });
   }