diff --git a/modules/account/journal.py b/modules/account/journal.py
index b22673ac3c..38ae0bcec7 100644
--- a/modules/account/journal.py
+++ b/modules/account/journal.py
@@ -156,7 +156,12 @@ class Journal(
 
     @classmethod
     def find(cls, pattern):
-        for journal in cls.search([]):
+        for journal in cls.search(
+                [],
+                order=[
+                    ('matching_sequence', 'ASC'),
+                    ('id', 'ASC'),
+                    ]):
             if journal.match(pattern):
                 return journal
 
diff --git a/modules/account/view/journal_tree.xml b/modules/account/view/journal_tree.xml
index 37436cd6c1..6ba968cc75 100644
--- a/modules/account/view/journal_tree.xml
+++ b/modules/account/view/journal_tree.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!-- This file is part of Tryton.  The COPYRIGHT file at the top level of
 this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
-<tree sequence="matching_sequence">
+<tree>
     <field name="code"/>
     <field name="name" expand="1"/>
     <field name="type"/>