diff --git a/roles/sap_control/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sap_control/defaults/main.yml
index c1c65f3..07065d5 100644
--- a/roles/sap_control/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_control/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ sap_control_stop: "StopWait 180 2"
 # get_all_sap_sid_dir_nw: "/sapmnt"
 # get_all_sap_sid_dir_hana: "/hana/shared"
 
-# Functions
+# Sort Order to start SAP instances defined by SAP and recommended by SAP Basis Administrators
+sap_control_instance_type_sortorder:
+  - "HDB"
+  - "ERS"
+  - "ASCS"
+  - "SCS"
+  - "PAS"
+  - "Java"
+  - "WebDisp"
 
+# Functions
 sap_control_functions_list:
   - restart_all_sap
   - stop_all_sap
diff --git a/roles/sap_control/tasks/prepare.yml b/roles/sap_control/tasks/prepare.yml
index a15777f..0949987 100644
--- a/roles/sap_control/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_control/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,23 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     sap_control_name_header: "{{ sap_type | upper }} {{ funct_type | capitalize }}"
 
-- name: SAP Control
+- name: Prepare - Sort sap_facts_register by sap_control_instance_type_sortorder
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    sorted_sap_facts: "{{ (sorted_sap_facts | default([]) | unique) + ( __type_list | difference(sorted_sap_facts | default([]))) }}"
+  loop: "{{ sap_control_instance_type_sortorder | reverse if funct_type == 'stop' else sap_control_instance_type_sortorder }}"
+  vars:
+    __type_list: "{{ sap_facts_register.ansible_facts.sap | selectattr('TYPE', 'equalto', item) | list }}"
+  when: 
+    - __type_list | length > 0
+  
+- name: Prepare - SAP Control
   vars:
     sap_control_execute_sid: "{{ item.SID }}"
-    sap_control_execute_type: "{{ item.Type }}"
+    sap_control_execute_type: "{{ item.TYPE }}"
     sap_control_execute_instance_nr: "{{ item.NR }}"
     sap_control_execute_instance_type: "{{ item.InstanceType }}"
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "sapcontrol.yml"
-  loop: "{{ sap_facts_register.ansible_facts.sap }}"
+  loop: "{{ sorted_sap_facts }}"
   when:
-    - "item.InstanceType | lower == sap_type | lower"
+    - item.InstanceType | lower == sap_type | lower
+...