diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
index 7eefa0e09..0f0c22b59 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
@@ -2773,11 +2773,11 @@ TEST(17_InherentlyAmbiguousDecoder)
   EXPECT_EQ (logger.text (),
     "begin_circuit NAND NAND\n"
     "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
-    "match_nets INT INT\n"
-    "match_nets OUT OUT\n"
     "match_nets VDD VDD\n"
     "match_nets B B\n"
+    "match_nets OUT OUT\n"
     "match_nets A A\n"
+    "match_nets INT INT\n"
     "match_pins $0 $0\n"
     "match_pins $1 $1\n"
     "match_pins $2 $2\n"
@@ -3009,9 +3009,9 @@ TEST(18_ClockTree)
   EXPECT_EQ (txt,
     "begin_circuit INV INV\n"
     "match_nets VDD VDD\n"
+    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
     "match_nets OUT OUT\n"
     "match_nets IN IN\n"
-    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
     "match_pins IN IN\n"
     "match_pins OUT OUT\n"
     "match_pins VDD VDD\n"
@@ -3070,9 +3070,9 @@ TEST(18_ClockTree)
   EXPECT_EQ (txt,
     "begin_circuit INV INV\n"
     "match_nets VDD VDD\n"
+    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
     "match_nets OUT OUT\n"
     "match_nets IN IN\n"
-    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
     "match_pins IN IN\n"
     "match_pins OUT OUT\n"
     "match_pins VDD VDD\n"
@@ -3334,17 +3334,17 @@ TEST(19_SymmetricCircuit)
   EXPECT_EQ (logger.text (),
     "begin_circuit DECODE DECODE\n"
     "match_nets $41 WL1_EN_\n"
-    "match_nets VDD VDD\n"
-    "match_nets $39 NET194\n"
     "match_nets g0 G0\n"
-    "match_nets $40 HNET52\n"
-    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
-    "match_nets $42 NET189\n"
-    "match_nets gtp NN3\n"
-    "match_nets $37 NET193\n"
     "match_nets g1 G1\n"
-    "match_nets $44 YI\n"
+    "match_nets $40 HNET52\n"
+    "match_nets $37 NET193\n"
+    "match_nets gtp NN3\n"
+    "match_nets $42 NET189\n"
+    "match_nets $39 NET194\n"
     "match_nets $14 WELL\n"
+    "match_nets $44 YI\n"
+    "match_nets VDD VDD\n"
+    "match_nets VSS VSS\n"
     "match_ambiguous_nets nn2 NN2\n"
     "match_ambiguous_nets nn2_ NN2_\n"
     "match_ambiguous_nets q0 Q0\n"