diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
index 6f0dd30..f34f97e 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
      * @param service device service
      * @return sorted device list
      */
-    protected List<Device> getSortedDevices(DeviceService service) {
+    protected static List<Device> getSortedDevices(DeviceService service) {
         List<Device> devices = newArrayList(service.getDevices());
         Collections.sort(devices, Comparators.ELEMENT_COMPARATOR);
         return devices;
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/FlowsListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/FlowsListCommand.java
index 8b6cefc..21acb18 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/FlowsListCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/FlowsListCommand.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.cli.net;
 
 import static com.google.common.collect.Lists.newArrayList;
+import static org.onlab.onos.cli.net.DevicesListCommand.getSortedDevices;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
         if (state != null && !state.equals("any")) {
             s = FlowEntryState.valueOf(state.toUpperCase());
         }
-        Iterable<Device> devices = uri == null ?  deviceService.getDevices() :
+        Iterable<Device> devices = uri == null ?  getSortedDevices(deviceService) :
             Collections.singletonList(deviceService.getDevice(DeviceId.deviceId(uri)));
         for (Device d : devices) {
             if (s == null) {