diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index d4c8f72..4a520b8 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CheckoutBidderSelectList
       }])
                                               ->get();
       $checkout_bidder_num = '<option disabled selected hidden value="">choose...</option>';
-      foreach($checkout_bidder_num_results as $checkout_bidder_num_result){
+      foreach($checkout_bidder_num_results->sortBy('bidder_assigned_number') as $checkout_bidder_num_result){
         $checkout_bidder_num .= '<option value="' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidders->idbidders . '">' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidders->bidder_assigned_number . ' - ' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidders->bidder_fname . ' ' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidders->bidder_lname .'</option>';
       }
       return $checkout_bidder_num;