diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index c4f3f5222..4456faaae 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ def dao_fetch_live_services_data():
         Service.volume_email,
         Service.volume_letter,
         this_year_ft_billing.c.notification_type
+    ).order_by(
+        asc(Service.go_live_at)
     ).all()
     results = []
     for row in data:
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
index cc22d82c9..77c93fea8 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ def test_get_all_user_services_should_return_empty_list_if_no_services_for_user(
 @freeze_time('2019-04-23T10:00:00')
 def test_dao_fetch_live_services_data(sample_user, mock):
     org = create_organisation()
-    service = create_service(go_live_user=sample_user)
+    service = create_service(go_live_user=sample_user, go_live_at='2014-04-20T10:00:00')
     template = create_template(service=service)
-    service_2 = create_service(service_name='second', go_live_user=sample_user)
-    create_service(service_name='third')
+    service_2 = create_service(service_name='second', go_live_user=sample_user, go_live_at='2017-04-20T10:00:00')
+    create_service(service_name='third', go_live_at='2016-04-20T10:00:00')
     create_service(service_name='not_live', count_as_live=False)
     template2 = create_template(service=service, template_type='email')
     template_letter_1 = create_template(service=service, template_type='letter')
@@ -410,21 +410,24 @@ def test_dao_fetch_live_services_data(sample_user, mock):
 
     results = dao_fetch_live_services_data()
     assert len(results) == 3
-    assert {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'Sample service', 'organisation_name': 'test_org_1',
+    # checks the results and that they are ordered by date:
+    assert results == [
+        {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'Sample service', 'organisation_name': 'test_org_1',
             'consent_to_research': None, 'contact_name': 'Test User',
             'contact_email': 'notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk', 'contact_mobile': '+447700900986',
-            'live_date': None, 'sms_volume_intent': None, 'email_volume_intent': None,
-            'letter_volume_intent': None, 'sms_totals': 2, 'email_totals': 1, 'letter_totals': 1} in results
-    assert {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'second', 'organisation_name': None, 'consent_to_research': None,
-            'contact_name': 'Test User', 'contact_email': 'notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk',
-            'contact_mobile': '+447700900986', 'live_date': None, 'sms_volume_intent': None,
-            'email_volume_intent': None, 'letter_volume_intent': None,
-            'sms_totals': 0, 'email_totals': 0, 'letter_totals': 1} in results
-    assert {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'third', 'organisation_name': None, 'consent_to_research': None,
+            'live_date': datetime(2014, 4, 20, 10, 0), 'sms_volume_intent': None, 'email_volume_intent': None,
+            'letter_volume_intent': None, 'sms_totals': 2, 'email_totals': 1, 'letter_totals': 1},
+        {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'third', 'organisation_name': None, 'consent_to_research': None,
             'contact_name': None, 'contact_email': None,
-            'contact_mobile': None, 'live_date': None, 'sms_volume_intent': None,
+            'contact_mobile': None, 'live_date': datetime(2016, 4, 20, 10, 0), 'sms_volume_intent': None,
             'email_volume_intent': None, 'letter_volume_intent': None,
-            'sms_totals': 0, 'email_totals': 0, 'letter_totals': 0} in results
+            'sms_totals': 0, 'email_totals': 0, 'letter_totals': 0},
+        {'service_id': mock.ANY, 'service_name': 'second', 'organisation_name': None, 'consent_to_research': None,
+            'contact_name': 'Test User', 'contact_email': 'notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk',
+            'contact_mobile': '+447700900986', 'live_date': datetime(2017, 4, 20, 10, 0), 'sms_volume_intent': None,
+            'email_volume_intent': None, 'letter_volume_intent': None,
+            'sms_totals': 0, 'email_totals': 0, 'letter_totals': 1}
+    ]
 
 
 def test_get_service_by_id_returns_none_if_no_service(notify_db):