diff --git a/subunit2sql/db/api.py b/subunit2sql/db/api.py
index 86d23fe..1844930 100644
--- a/subunit2sql/db/api.py
+++ b/subunit2sql/db/api.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import collections
 import datetime
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -680,16 +681,18 @@ def get_tests_run_dicts_from_run_id(run_id, session=None):
     session = session or get_session()
     query = db_utils.model_query(models.Test, session=session).join(
         models.TestRun).filter(models.TestRun.run_id == run_id).outerjoin(
-            models.TestRunMetadata).values(
-                models.Test.test_id,
-                models.TestRun.status,
+            models.TestRunMetadata).order_by(
                 models.TestRun.start_time,
-                models.TestRun.start_time_microsecond,
-                models.TestRun.stop_time,
-                models.TestRun.stop_time_microsecond,
-                models.TestRunMetadata.key,
-                models.TestRunMetadata.value)
-    test_runs = {}
+                models.TestRun.start_time_microsecond).values(
+                    models.Test.test_id,
+                    models.TestRun.status,
+                    models.TestRun.start_time,
+                    models.TestRun.start_time_microsecond,
+                    models.TestRun.stop_time,
+                    models.TestRun.stop_time_microsecond,
+                    models.TestRunMetadata.key,
+                    models.TestRunMetadata.value)
+    test_runs = collections.OrderedDict()
     for test_run in query:
         if test_run[0] not in test_runs:
             # If there is no start_time set to None
diff --git a/subunit2sql/tests/db/test_api.py b/subunit2sql/tests/db/test_api.py
index 2ba1087..6482c5e 100644
--- a/subunit2sql/tests/db/test_api.py
+++ b/subunit2sql/tests/db/test_api.py
@@ -145,3 +145,25 @@ class TestDatabaseAPI(base.TestCase):
         all_test_runs = api.get_all_test_runs()
         self.assertEqual(len(all_test_runs), 1)
         self.assertEqual(test_run.id, all_test_runs[0].id)
+
+    def test_get_test_runs_dicts_from_run_id_are_in_chrono_order(self):
+        run = api.create_run()
+        test_a = api.create_test('fake_test')
+        test_b = api.create_test('fake_test_2')
+        test_c = api.create_test('fake_test_3')
+        api.create_test_run(test_a.id, run.id, 'success',
+                            datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        api.create_test_run(test_b.id, run.id, 'success',
+                            datetime.datetime(1914, 6, 28, 10, 45, 0))
+        api.create_test_run(test_c.id, run.id, 'success',
+                            datetime.datetime(2014, 8, 26, 20, 00, 00))
+        test_run_dicts = api.get_tests_run_dicts_from_run_id(run.id)
+        self.assertEqual(len(test_run_dicts), 3)
+        prev = None
+        for test_run in test_run_dicts:
+            if prev == None:
+                prev = test_run
+                continue
+            self.assertTrue(test_run_dicts[test_run]['start_time'] >
+                            test_run_dicts[prev]['start_time'])
+            prev = test_run