diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index c7ba3432..0036036d 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ type Blockchain interface {
 	SubscribeToBlocks(blocks chan Block)
 	StartListening()
 	StopListening()
-	GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) ([]ContractAttribute, error)
+	GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) (ContractAttributes, error)
 	GetContractStateAttribute(contractHash string, attributeName string) (*string, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/watched_contract.go b/pkg/core/watched_contract.go
index b3e50218..ec8176dd 100644
--- a/pkg/core/watched_contract.go
+++ b/pkg/core/watched_contract.go
@@ -9,3 +9,16 @@ type ContractAttribute struct {
 	Name string
 	Type string
 }
+
+type ContractAttributes []ContractAttribute
+
+func (s ContractAttributes) Len() int {
+	return len(s)
+}
+func (s ContractAttributes) Swap(i, j int) {
+	s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i]
+}
+
+func (s ContractAttributes) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return s[i].Name < s[j].Name
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/fakes/blockchain.go b/pkg/fakes/blockchain.go
index 6b840ab2..966f5112 100644
--- a/pkg/fakes/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/fakes/blockchain.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package fakes
 
 import (
 	"github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb/pkg/core"
+	"sort"
 )
 
 type Blockchain struct {
@@ -11,15 +12,16 @@ type Blockchain struct {
 	WasToldToStop      bool
 }
 
-func (blockchain *Blockchain) GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) ([]core.ContractAttribute, error) {
-	var contractAttribute []core.ContractAttribute
+func (blockchain *Blockchain) GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) (core.ContractAttributes, error) {
+	var contractAttributes core.ContractAttributes
 	attributes, ok := blockchain.contractAttributes[contractHash]
 	if ok {
 		for key, _ := range attributes {
-			contractAttribute = append(contractAttribute, core.ContractAttribute{Name: key, Type: "string"})
+			contractAttributes = append(contractAttributes, core.ContractAttribute{Name: key, Type: "string"})
 		}
 	}
-	return contractAttribute, nil
+	sort.Sort(contractAttributes)
+	return contractAttributes, nil
 }
 
 func (blockchain *Blockchain) GetContractStateAttribute(contractHash string, attributeName string) (*string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/geth/contract.go b/pkg/geth/contract.go
index b4b48d96..de65de3e 100644
--- a/pkg/geth/contract.go
+++ b/pkg/geth/contract.go
@@ -17,19 +17,17 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidStateAttribute = errors.New("invalid state attribute")
 )
 
-func (blockchain *GethBlockchain) GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) ([]core.ContractAttribute, error) {
+func (blockchain *GethBlockchain) GetContractAttributes(contractHash string) (core.ContractAttributes, error) {
 	abiFilePath := filepath.Join(config.ProjectRoot(), "contracts", "public", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", contractHash))
 	parsed, _ := ParseAbiFile(abiFilePath)
-	var contractAttributes []core.ContractAttribute
+	var contractAttributes core.ContractAttributes
 	for _, abiElement := range parsed.Methods {
 		if (len(abiElement.Outputs) > 0) && (len(abiElement.Inputs) == 0) && abiElement.Const && abiElement.Outputs[0].Type.String() == "string" {
 			attributeType := abiElement.Outputs[0].Type.String()
 			contractAttributes = append(contractAttributes, core.ContractAttribute{abiElement.Name, attributeType})
 		}
 	}
-	sort.Slice(contractAttributes, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return contractAttributes[i].Name < contractAttributes[j].Name
-	})
+	sort.Sort(contractAttributes)
 	return contractAttributes, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/geth/testing/contract_attributes.go b/pkg/geth/testing/contract_attributes.go
index 6dbbb4c7..a6cd7de3 100644
--- a/pkg/geth/testing/contract_attributes.go
+++ b/pkg/geth/testing/contract_attributes.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb/pkg/core"
 )
 
-func FindAttribute(contractAttributes []core.ContractAttribute, attributeName string) *core.ContractAttribute {
+func FindAttribute(contractAttributes core.ContractAttributes, attributeName string) *core.ContractAttribute {
 	for _, contractAttribute := range contractAttributes {
 		if contractAttribute.Name == attributeName {
 			return &contractAttribute
diff --git a/pkg/watched_contracts/summary.go b/pkg/watched_contracts/summary.go
index e5cafddd..3e9183a6 100644
--- a/pkg/watched_contracts/summary.go
+++ b/pkg/watched_contracts/summary.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type ContractSummary struct {
 	NumberOfTransactions int
 	LastTransaction      *core.Transaction
 	blockChain           core.Blockchain
-	Attributes           []core.ContractAttribute
+	Attributes           core.ContractAttributes
 }
 
 var NewContractNotWatchedErr = func(contractHash string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/watched_contracts/summary_test.go b/pkg/watched_contracts/summary_test.go
index 37576ba2..ee5b6d46 100644
--- a/pkg/watched_contracts/summary_test.go
+++ b/pkg/watched_contracts/summary_test.go
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ var _ bool = Describe("The watched contract summary", func() {
 			contractSummary, _ := watched_contracts.NewSummary(blockchain, repository, "0x123")
 
 			Expect(contractSummary.Attributes).To(Equal(
-				[]core.ContractAttribute{
-					{Name: "foo", Type: "string"},
+				core.ContractAttributes{
 					{Name: "baz", Type: "string"},
+					{Name: "foo", Type: "string"},
 				},
 			))
 		})