diff --git a/spec/book.spec.ts b/spec/book.spec.ts
index cd3f391..c915f84 100644
--- a/spec/book.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/book.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import delay from "./helper/delay";
 import * as moment from "moment";
 import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 
+require("./helper/MongoDB.spec"); // allows single test debugging
+
 describe("book", function () {
   describe("constructor", () => {
     it("should throw an error when name of book is not a string", () => {
@@ -624,6 +626,37 @@ describe("book", function () {
       expect(accounts1).to.deep.equal(["Assets", "Client Custody", "Income", "Income:Rent Taxable", "Liabilities"]);
     });
 
+    it("should sort accounts alphabetically including cached values", async () => {
+      const book1 = new Book("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 1");
+      await book1.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 1").debit("Income:Rent Taxable", 1).credit("Assets", 1).commit();
+      await book1.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 1").credit("Liabilities", 1).debit("Client Custody", 1).commit();
+      await book1.listAccounts(); // creates cached doc
+      await book1.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 1").credit("Z", 1).debit("ZZ", 1).commit();
+      await book1.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 1").credit("A", 1).debit("AA", 1).commit();
+      const accounts1 = await book1.listAccounts();
+
+      const book2 = new Book("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 2");
+      await book2.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 2").debit("Client Custody", 2).credit("Liabilities", 2).commit();
+      await book2.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 2").credit("Assets", 3).debit("Income:Rent Taxable", 3).commit();
+      await book2.listAccounts(); // created cached doc
+      await book2.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 2").credit("Z", 3).debit("ZZ", 3).commit();
+      await book2.entry("MyBook-listAccounts sorting 2").credit("A", 3).debit("AA", 3).commit();
+      const accounts2 = await book2.listAccounts();
+
+      expect(accounts1).to.deep.equal(accounts2);
+      expect(accounts1).to.deep.equal([
+        "A",
+        "AA",
+        "Assets",
+        "Client Custody",
+        "Income",
+        "Income:Rent Taxable",
+        "Liabilities",
+        "Z",
+        "ZZ",
+      ]);
+    });
+
     async function addBalance(book: Book, suffix = "") {
       await book
         .entry("Test Entry")
diff --git a/src/Book.ts b/src/Book.ts
index bc4ab62..7bc6a18 100644
--- a/src/Book.ts
+++ b/src/Book.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ const GROUP = {
 
 function fromDistinctToAccounts(distinctResult: string[]) {
   const accountsSet: Set<string> = new Set();
-  for (const result of distinctResult) {
-    const prev: string[] = [];
-    const paths: string[] = result.split(":");
-    for (const acct of paths) {
-      prev.push(acct);
-      accountsSet.add(prev.join(":"));
+  for (const fullAccountName of distinctResult) {
+    const paths = fullAccountName.split(":");
+    let path = paths[0];
+    accountsSet.add(path);
+    for (let i = 1; i < paths.length; ++i) {
+      path += ":" + paths[i];
+      accountsSet.add(path);
     }
   }
-
-  return Array.from(accountsSet);
+  return Array.from(accountsSet).sort();
 }
 
 export class Book<U extends ITransaction = ITransaction, J extends IJournal = IJournal> {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export class Book<U extends ITransaction = ITransaction, J extends IJournal = IJ
     let uniqueAccounts = fromDistinctToAccounts(results);
 
     if (listAccountsSnapshot) {
-      uniqueAccounts = Array.from(new Set([...uniqueAccounts, ...listAccountsSnapshot.meta.accounts]));
+      uniqueAccounts = Array.from(new Set([...uniqueAccounts, ...listAccountsSnapshot.meta.accounts])).sort();
     }
 
     if (uniqueAccounts.length === 0) return uniqueAccounts;