diff --git a/classes/helper.php b/classes/helper.php
index 8904daf..7c0e9e5 100644
--- a/classes/helper.php
+++ b/classes/helper.php
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public static function get_course_tags(int $courseid = 0): array {
                            FROM {tag} t
                            JOIN {tag_instance} ti ON t.id = ti.tagid
                           WHERE ti.itemtype = 'course' $where
-                       ORDER BY t.id, t.rawname";
+                       ORDER BY t.rawname, t.id";
         return $DB->get_records_sql($sql, $params);
     }