diff --git a/components/restapi/core/accounts.go b/components/restapi/core/accounts.go
index d94cef2ab..48f51361e 100644
--- a/components/restapi/core/accounts.go
+++ b/components/restapi/core/accounts.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func validators(c echo.Context) (*api.ValidatorsResponse, error) {
 	}
 	slotRange := uint32(requestedSlot) / restapi.ParamsRestAPI.RequestsMemoryCacheGranularity
 
-	return deps.RequestHandler.Validators(slotRange, pageSize, cursorIndex)
+	return deps.RequestHandler.Validators(slotRange, cursorIndex, pageSize)
 }
 
 func validatorByAccountAddress(c echo.Context) (*api.ValidatorResponse, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
index 4abf4db90..ca6531202 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
@@ -371,9 +371,14 @@ func (o *SybilProtection) OrderedRegisteredCandidateValidatorsList(epoch iotago.
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to iterate over eligible validator candidates")
 	}
-	// sort candidates by stake
+
+	// sort validators by pool stake, then by address
 	sort.Slice(validatorResp, func(i int, j int) bool {
-		return validatorResp[i].ValidatorStake > validatorResp[j].ValidatorStake
+		if validatorResp[i].PoolStake == validatorResp[j].PoolStake {
+			return validatorResp[i].AddressBech32 < validatorResp[j].AddressBech32
+		}
+
+		return validatorResp[i].PoolStake > validatorResp[j].PoolStake
 	})
 
 	return validatorResp, nil
diff --git a/pkg/requesthandler/accounts.go b/pkg/requesthandler/accounts.go
index e82aa15ba..1d463cf15 100644
--- a/pkg/requesthandler/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/requesthandler/accounts.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package requesthandler
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 
@@ -202,6 +203,15 @@ func (r *RequestHandler) SelectedCommittee(epoch iotago.EpochIndex) (*api.Commit
 		return true
 	})
 
+	// sort committee by pool stake, then by address
+	sort.Slice(committee, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if committee[i].PoolStake == committee[j].PoolStake {
+			return committee[i].AddressBech32 < committee[j].AddressBech32
+		}
+
+		return committee[i].PoolStake > committee[j].PoolStake
+	})
+
 	return &api.CommitteeResponse{
 		Epoch:               epoch,
 		Committee:           committee,