diff --git a/deployment/merge_aerie_db/merge_db/migrate_scheduler_triggers.sql b/deployment/merge_aerie_db/merge_db/migrate_scheduler_triggers.sql
index 551e5e655e..94323d7c3b 100644
--- a/deployment/merge_aerie_db/merge_db/migrate_scheduler_triggers.sql
+++ b/deployment/merge_aerie_db/merge_db/migrate_scheduler_triggers.sql
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ begin
   insert into scheduler.scheduling_specification_goals (specification_id, goal_id, goal_revision, priority)
   select spec_id, msg.goal_id, msg.goal_revision, msg.priority
   from scheduler.scheduling_model_specification_goals msg
-  where msg.model_id = new.model_id;
+  where msg.model_id = new.model_id
+  order by msg.priority;
 
   insert into scheduler.scheduling_specification_conditions (specification_id, condition_id, condition_revision)
   select spec_id, msc.condition_id, msc.condition_revision
diff --git a/deployment/postgres-init-db/sql/tables/scheduler/scheduling_specification/scheduling_specification.sql b/deployment/postgres-init-db/sql/tables/scheduler/scheduling_specification/scheduling_specification.sql
index f84078cfff..c402c21fee 100644
--- a/deployment/postgres-init-db/sql/tables/scheduler/scheduling_specification/scheduling_specification.sql
+++ b/deployment/postgres-init-db/sql/tables/scheduler/scheduling_specification/scheduling_specification.sql
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ begin
   insert into scheduler.scheduling_specification_goals (specification_id, goal_id, goal_revision, priority)
   select spec_id, msg.goal_id, msg.goal_revision, msg.priority
   from scheduler.scheduling_model_specification_goals msg
-  where msg.model_id = new.model_id;
+  where msg.model_id = new.model_id
+  order by msg.priority;
 
   insert into scheduler.scheduling_specification_conditions (specification_id, condition_id, condition_revision)
   select spec_id, msc.condition_id, msc.condition_revision