diff --git a/core/capabilities/launcher.go b/core/capabilities/launcher.go
index fbf4d918a56..03a1dd54f02 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/launcher.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/launcher.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -130,6 +131,12 @@ func (w *launcher) Name() string {
 func (w *launcher) Launch(ctx context.Context, state *registrysyncer.LocalRegistry) error {
 	w.registry.SetLocalRegistry(state)
 
+	allDONIDs := []registrysyncer.DonID{}
+	for id := range state.IDsToDONs {
+		allDONIDs = append(allDONIDs, id)
+	}
+	slices.Sort(allDONIDs) // ensure deterministic order
+
 	// Let's start by updating the list of Peers
 	// We do this by creating a new entry for each node belonging
 	// to a public DON.
@@ -137,7 +144,8 @@ func (w *launcher) Launch(ctx context.Context, state *registrysyncer.LocalRegist
 	allPeers := make(map[ragetypes.PeerID]p2ptypes.StreamConfig)
 
 	publicDONs := []registrysyncer.DON{}
-	for _, d := range state.IDsToDONs {
+	for _, id := range allDONIDs {
+		d := state.IDsToDONs[id]
 		if !d.DON.IsPublic {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -167,7 +175,8 @@ func (w *launcher) Launch(ctx context.Context, state *registrysyncer.LocalRegist
 	myWorkflowDONs := []registrysyncer.DON{}
 	remoteWorkflowDONs := []registrysyncer.DON{}
 	myDONs := map[uint32]bool{}
-	for _, d := range state.IDsToDONs {
+	for _, id := range allDONIDs {
+		d := state.IDsToDONs[id]
 		for _, peerID := range d.Members {
 			if peerID == myID {
 				myDONs[d.ID] = true