diff --git a/src/public/modules/forms/helpers/CsvMergedHeadersGenerator.js b/src/public/modules/forms/helpers/CsvMergedHeadersGenerator.js
index 9026cf3412..622e95af67 100644
--- a/src/public/modules/forms/helpers/CsvMergedHeadersGenerator.js
+++ b/src/public/modules/forms/helpers/CsvMergedHeadersGenerator.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class CsvMergedHeadersGenerator extends CsvGenerator {
     super(expectedNumberOfRecords, numOfMetaDataRows)
 
     this.hasBeenProcessed = false
+    this.hasBeenSorted = false
     this.fieldIdToQuestion = new Map()
     this.fieldIdToNumCols = {}
     this.unprocessed = []
@@ -121,10 +122,18 @@ class CsvMergedHeadersGenerator extends CsvGenerator {
       }
       this.addLine(row)
     })
-
     this.hasBeenProcessed = true
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sorts unprocessed records from oldest to newest
+   */
+  sort() {
+    if (this.hasBeenSorted) return
+    this.unprocessed.sort((a, b) => this._dateComparator(a.created, b.created))
+    this.hasBeenSorted = true
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add meta-data as first three rows of the CSV. If there is already meta-data
    * added, it will be replaced by the latest counts.
@@ -145,9 +154,29 @@ class CsvMergedHeadersGenerator extends CsvGenerator {
    * @param {string} filename
    */
   downloadCsv(filename) {
+    this.sort()
     this.process()
     this.triggerFileDownload(filename)
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Comparator for dates
+   * @param string firstDate
+   * @param string secondDate
+   */
+  _dateComparator(firstDate, secondDate) {
+    // cast to Asia/Singapore to ensure both dates are of the same timezone
+    const first = moment(firstDate).tz('Asia/Singapore')
+    const second = moment(secondDate).tz('Asia/Singapore')
+    if (first.isBefore(second)) {
+      return -1
+    } else if (first.isAfter(second)) {
+      return 1
+    } else {
+      // dates are the same
+      return 0
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = CsvMergedHeadersGenerator