diff --git a/src/common/set_roles.rs b/src/common/set_roles.rs
index 908e6d6..52836e1 100644
--- a/src/common/set_roles.rs
+++ b/src/common/set_roles.rs
@@ -363,28 +363,31 @@ pub mod committee {
     }
 
     let mut channel_names = vec![];
+    let mut positions = vec![];
     for role in roles_db.values() {
       // save these to db
       db_role_set(db, role).await;
 
-      // pull out teh channel names
       if re_order {
-        channel_names.push((role.name_channel.to_owned(), role.id_channel));
+        let channel_id = role.id_channel.to_owned();
+        if let Some(channel) = channels.get_mut(&channel_id) {
+          // record the position of each of teh C&S channels
+          positions.push(channel.position);
+
+          // pull out teh channel names
+          channel_names.push((role.name_channel.to_owned(), channel_id));
+        }
       }
     }
 
     if re_order {
+      // sort by the position and name
+      positions.sort();
       channel_names.sort_by_key(|(name, _)| name.to_owned());
 
-      // get a list of all teh new positions
       let mut new_positions = vec![];
       for (i, (_, id)) in channel_names.iter().enumerate() {
-        if let Some(channel) = channels.get_mut(id) {
-          let position_new = i as u64;
-          if position_new != channel.position as u64 {
-            new_positions.push((channel.id.to_owned(), position_new));
-          }
-        }
+        new_positions.push((id.to_owned(), positions[i] as u64));
       }
 
       if !new_positions.is_empty() {