diff --git a/lib/fixturebot/rails/schema_loader.rb b/lib/fixturebot/rails/schema_loader.rb
index 480f6f1..2568451 100644
--- a/lib/fixturebot/rails/schema_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/fixturebot/rails/schema_loader.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def build_table(name)
         columns = @connection.columns(name)
           .reject { |c| c.name == pk_column_name || timestamp_column?(c.name) }
           .map { |c| c.name.to_sym }
+          .sort
 
         fk_associations = @connection.foreign_keys(name).map do |fk|
           Schema::BelongsTo.new(
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ def foreign_key_columns(table_name)
         @connection.columns(table_name)
           .select { |c| foreign_key_column?(c) }
           .map { |c| c.name }
+          .sort
       end
 
       def association_name(column_name)
diff --git a/spec/fixturebot/schema_loader_spec.rb b/spec/fixturebot/schema_loader_spec.rb
index 1b5988d..fa1e4e9 100644
--- a/spec/fixturebot/schema_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/fixturebot/schema_loader_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
     expect(schema.tables[:tags].columns).to contain_exactly(:name)
   end
 
+  it "orders columns alphabetically regardless of database column order" do
+    expect(schema.tables[:users].columns).to eq([:email, :name])
+    expect(schema.tables[:posts].columns).to eq([:author_id, :body, :title])
+  end
+
   it "detects belongs_to associations from foreign keys" do
     associations = schema.tables[:posts].belongs_to_associations
     expect(associations.size).to eq(1)