diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/consensus.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/consensus.rs
index 8421ba0a..c3fd1215 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/consensus.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/consensus.rs
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ impl RpcRanking {
         }
     }
 
-    fn sort_key(&self) -> (bool, u32, Reverse<Option<U64>>) {
+    fn sort_key(&self) -> (bool, Reverse<Option<U64>>, u32) {
         // TODO: add soft_limit here? add peak_ewma here?
         // TODO: should backup or tier be checked first? now that tiers are automated, backups
         // TODO: should we include a random number in here?
         // TODO: should we include peak_ewma_latency or weighted_peak_ewma_latency?
-        (!self.backup, self.tier, Reverse(self.head_num))
+        (!self.backup, Reverse(self.head_num), self.tier)
     }
 }
 
@@ -855,12 +855,8 @@ impl ConsensusFinder {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(block, (rpc_names, sum_soft_limit))| (block, sum_soft_limit, rpc_names))
             .collect();
-        votes.sort_by_cached_key(|(block, sum_soft_limit, rpc_names)| {
-            (
-                Reverse(*block.number()),
-                Reverse(*sum_soft_limit),
-                Reverse(rpc_names.len()),
-            )
+        votes.sort_by_key(|(block, sum_soft_limit, _)| {
+            (Reverse(*block.number()), Reverse(*sum_soft_limit))
         });
 
         // return the first result that exceededs confgured minimums (if any)
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
index cad5f63a..7c16f9eb 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
@@ -1485,7 +1485,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         let names_in_sort_order: Vec<_> = rpcs.iter().map(|x| x.name.as_str()).collect();
 
-        assert_eq!(names_in_sort_order, ["c", "b", "a", "f", "e", "d"]);
+        // assert_eq!(names_in_sort_order, ["c", "b", "a", "f", "e", "d"]);
+        assert_eq!(names_in_sort_order, ["c", "f", "b", "e", "a", "d"]);
     }
 
     #[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
index 52c41d34..fb64c28b 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl Web3Rpc {
     /// TODO: tests on this!
     /// TODO: should tier or block number take priority?
     /// TODO: should this return a struct that implements sorting traits?
-    fn sort_on(&self, max_block: Option<U64>) -> (bool, u32, Reverse<U64>) {
+    fn sort_on(&self, max_block: Option<U64>) -> (bool, Reverse<U64>, u32) {
         let mut head_block = self
             .head_block
             .as_ref()
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ impl Web3Rpc {
 
         let backup = self.backup;
 
-        (!backup, tier, Reverse(head_block))
+        (!backup, Reverse(head_block), tier)
     }
 
     pub fn sort_for_load_balancing_on(
         &self,
         max_block: Option<U64>,
-    ) -> ((bool, u32, Reverse<U64>), Duration) {
+    ) -> ((bool, Reverse<U64>, u32), Duration) {
         let sort_on = self.sort_on(max_block);
 
         let weighted_peak_latency = self.weighted_peak_latency();
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl Web3Rpc {
     pub fn shuffle_for_load_balancing_on(
         &self,
         max_block: Option<U64>,
-    ) -> ((bool, u32, Reverse<U64>), u8) {
+    ) -> ((bool, Reverse<U64>, u32), u8) {
         let sort_on = self.sort_on(max_block);
 
         let mut rng = nanorand::tls_rng();