diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/build-static.ts b/lib/core-server/src/build-static.ts
index 5e5d0d063b4f..5b03cb6be84d 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/build-static.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/build-static.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export async function buildStaticStandalone(options: CLIOptions & LoadOptions &
     await extractStoriesJson(path.join(options.outputDir, 'stories.json'), stories, {
       ...directories,
       storiesV2Compatibility: !features?.breakingChangesV7 && !features?.storyStoreV7,
+      storyStoreV7: features?.storyStoreV7,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.test.ts b/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.test.ts
index a44a41dd91ce..35a9616887c1 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const options = {
   configDir: path.join(__dirname, '__mockdata__'),
   workingDir: path.join(__dirname, '__mockdata__'),
   storiesV2Compatibility: false,
+  storyStoreV7: true,
 };
 
 describe('StoryIndexGenerator', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts b/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
index b76d599c7053..80a52f1029c2 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@ import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
 import { readCsfOrMdx, getStorySortParameter } from '@storybook/csf-tools';
 import { ComponentTitle } from '@storybook/csf';
 
-function sortExtractedStories(
-  stories: StoryIndex['stories'],
-  storySortParameter: any,
-  fileNameOrder: string[]
-) {
-  const sortableStories = Object.values(stories);
-  sortStoriesV7(sortableStories, storySortParameter, fileNameOrder);
-  return sortableStories.reduce((acc, item) => {
-    acc[item.id] = item;
-    return acc;
-  }, {} as StoryIndex['stories']);
-}
-
 type SpecifierStoriesCache = Record<Path, StoryIndex['stories'] | false>;
 
 export class StoryIndexGenerator {
@@ -47,6 +34,7 @@ export class StoryIndexGenerator {
       workingDir: Path;
       configDir: Path;
       storiesV2Compatibility: boolean;
+      storyStoreV7: boolean;
     }
   ) {
     this.storyIndexEntries = new Map();
@@ -132,8 +120,20 @@ export class StoryIndexGenerator {
       Object.assign(stories, subStories);
     });
 
-    const storySortParameter = await this.getStorySortParameter();
-    return sortExtractedStories(stories, storySortParameter, this.storyFileNames());
+    const sortableStories = Object.values(stories);
+
+    // Skip sorting if we're in v6 mode because we don't have
+    // all the info we need here
+    if (this.options.storyStoreV7) {
+      const storySortParameter = await this.getStorySortParameter();
+      const fileNameOrder = this.storyFileNames();
+      sortStoriesV7(sortableStories, storySortParameter, fileNameOrder);
+    }
+
+    return sortableStories.reduce((acc, item) => {
+      acc[item.id] = item;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as StoryIndex['stories']);
   }
 
   async getIndex() {
diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/utils/stories-json.ts b/lib/core-server/src/utils/stories-json.ts
index 2fbee370400d..611add9f4770 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/utils/stories-json.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/utils/stories-json.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ export const DEBOUNCE = 100;
 export async function extractStoriesJson(
   outputFile: string,
   normalizedStories: NormalizedStoriesSpecifier[],
-  options: { configDir: string; workingDir: string; storiesV2Compatibility: boolean }
+  options: {
+    configDir: string;
+    workingDir: string;
+    storiesV2Compatibility: boolean;
+    storyStoreV7: boolean;
+  }
 ) {
   const generator = new StoryIndexGenerator(normalizedStories, options);
   await generator.initialize();
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ export async function useStoriesJson(
     configDir: options.configDir,
     workingDir,
     storiesV2Compatibility: !features?.breakingChangesV7 && !features?.storyStoreV7,
+    storyStoreV7: features?.storyStoreV7,
   });
 
   // Wait until someone actually requests `stories.json` before we start generating/watching.