diff --git a/internal/storage/ledger/balances.go b/internal/storage/ledger/balances.go
index 4137739df1..5d6c569867 100644
--- a/internal/storage/ledger/balances.go
+++ b/internal/storage/ledger/balances.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ledger
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/formancehq/go-libs/v2/platform/postgres"
@@ -49,6 +50,21 @@ func (store *Store) GetBalances(ctx context.Context, query ledgercontroller.Bala
 				}
 			}
 
+			// prevent deadlocks by sorting the accountsVolumes slice
+			slices.SortStableFunc(accountsVolumes, func(i, j AccountsVolumesWithLedger) int {
+				if i.Account < j.Account {
+					return -1
+				} else if i.Account > j.Account {
+					return 1
+				} else if i.Asset < j.Asset {
+					return -1
+				} else if i.Asset > j.Asset {
+					return 1
+				} else {
+					return 0
+				}
+			})
+
 			// Try to insert volumes using last move (to keep compat with previous version) or 0 values.
 			// This way, if the account has a 0 balance at this point, it will be locked as any other accounts.
 			// If the complete sql transaction fails, the account volumes will not be inserted.