diff --git a/cmd/tiller/hooks.go b/cmd/tiller/hooks.go
index 95e24a203..fab903749 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/hooks.go
@@ -165,5 +165,5 @@ func sortManifests(files map[string]string, apis versionSet, sort SortOrder) ([]
 		}
 		hs = append(hs, h)
 	}
-	return hs, generic, nil
+	return hs, sortByKind(generic, sort), nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/tiller/hooks_test.go b/cmd/tiller/hooks_test.go
index b43df6391..9ff4bf533 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/hooks_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/hooks_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/proto/hapi/release"
 )
 
@@ -156,6 +158,28 @@ metadata:
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Verify the sort order
+	sorted := make([]manifest, len(data))
+	for i, s := range data {
+		var sh simpleHead
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(s.manifest), &sh)
+		if err != nil {
+			// This is expected for manifests that are corrupt or empty.
+			t.Log(err)
+		}
+		sorted[i] = manifest{
+			content: s.manifest,
+			name:    s.name,
+			head:    &sh,
+		}
+	}
+	sorted = sortByKind(sorted, InstallOrder)
+	for i, m := range generic {
+		if m.content != sorted[i].content {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", m.content, sorted[i].content)
+		}
+	}
+
 }
 
 func TestVersionSet(t *testing.T) {