diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Tasks/MediaCleanupTask.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Tasks/MediaCleanupTask.cs
index 5c485f30..de698555 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Tasks/MediaCleanupTask.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Tasks/MediaCleanupTask.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class MediaCleanupTask : ICronTask
 		var cnt     = await fileIds.CountAsync();
 
 		logger.LogInformation("Expiring {count} files...", cnt);
-		await foreach (var fileId in fileIds.AsChunkedAsyncEnumerable(50))
+		await foreach (var fileId in fileIds.OrderBy(p => p).AsChunkedAsyncEnumerable(50))
 		{
 			await queueService.BackgroundTaskQueue.EnqueueAsync(new DriveFileDeleteJobData
 			{