diff --git a/tests/test_alarm.sh b/tests/test_alarm.sh
index 46fe190..b7761cf 100755
--- a/tests/test_alarm.sh
+++ b/tests/test_alarm.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ cat > $TEST/test_expected.txt <<EOF
 EOF
 
 cat > /tmp/wmbusmeters_telegram_expected <<EOF
-METER =={"media":"cold water","meter":"multical21","name":"Water","id":"76348799","status":"DRY","total_m3":6.408,"target_m3":6.408,"flow_temperature_c":127,"external_temperature_c":19,"current_status":"DRY","time_dry":"22-31 days","time_reversed":"","time_leaking":"","time_bursting":"","timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"}==
-METER =={"media":"cold water","meter":"multical21","name":"Water","id":"76348799","status":"DRY","total_m3":6.408,"target_m3":6.408,"flow_temperature_c":127,"external_temperature_c":19,"current_status":"DRY","time_dry":"22-31 days","time_reversed":"","time_leaking":"","time_bursting":"","timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"}==
+METER =={"media":"cold water","meter":"multical21","name":"Water","id":"76348799","external_temperature_c":19,"flow_temperature_c":127,"target_m3":6.408,"total_m3":6.408,"current_status":"DRY","status":"DRY","time_bursting":"","time_dry":"22-31 days","time_leaking":"","time_reversed":"","timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"}==
+METER =={"media":"cold water","meter":"multical21","name":"Water","id":"76348799","external_temperature_c":19,"flow_temperature_c":127,"target_m3":6.408,"total_m3":6.408,"current_status":"DRY","status":"DRY","time_bursting":"","time_dry":"22-31 days","time_leaking":"","time_reversed":"","timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"}==
 EOF
 
 cat > /tmp/wmbusmeters_alarm_expected <<EOF
diff --git a/tests/test_config_oneshot_exitafter.sh b/tests/test_config_oneshot_exitafter.sh
index c56e8d6..e8a1a1e 100755
--- a/tests/test_config_oneshot_exitafter.sh
+++ b/tests/test_config_oneshot_exitafter.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ mkdir -p $TEST
 TESTNAME="Test config with oneshot"
 TESTRESULT="ERROR"
 
-cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
+cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | jq --sort-keys . | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
 cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^[CT]' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_input.txt
 
-cat $TEST/test_input.txt | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config10 > $TEST/test_output.txt 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt
+cat $TEST/test_input.txt | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config10 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt | jq --sort-keys . > $TEST/test_output.txt
 
 if ! grep -q "(main) all meters have received at least one update, stopping." $TEST/test_stderr.txt
 then
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cat $TEST/test_output.txt | sed 's/"timestamp":"....-..-..T..:..:..Z"/"timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"/' > $TEST/test_response.txt
+cat $TEST/test_output.txt | sed 's/"timestamp": "....-..-..T..:..:..Z"/"timestamp": "1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"/' > $TEST/test_response.txt
 diff $TEST/test_expected.txt $TEST/test_response.txt
 if [ "$?" = "0" ]
 then
diff --git a/tests/test_config_overrides.sh b/tests/test_config_overrides.sh
index 78690cd..3d17d74 100755
--- a/tests/test_config_overrides.sh
+++ b/tests/test_config_overrides.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ mkdir -p $TEST
 TESTNAME="Test config override with oneshot"
 TESTRESULT="ERROR"
 
-cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
+cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | jq --sort-keys . | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
 cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^[CT]' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_input.txt
 
-cat $TEST/test_input.txt | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config9 --overridedevice=stdin:rtlwmbus --oneshot > $TEST/test_output.txt 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt
+cat $TEST/test_input.txt | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config9 --overridedevice=stdin:rtlwmbus --oneshot 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt | jq --sort-keys . > $TEST/test_output.txt
 
 if ! grep -q "(main) all meters have received at least one update, stopping." $TEST/test_stderr.txt
 then
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cat $TEST/test_output.txt | sed 's/"timestamp":"....-..-..T..:..:..Z"/"timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"/' > $TEST/test_response.txt
+cat $TEST/test_output.txt | sed 's/"timestamp": "....-..-..T..:..:..Z"/"timestamp": "1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"/' > $TEST/test_response.txt
 diff $TEST/test_expected.txt $TEST/test_response.txt
 if [ "$?" = "0" ]
 then
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ fi
 TESTNAME="Test config override with exitafter"
 TESTRESULT="ERROR"
 
-cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
+cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^{' | jq --sort-keys . | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
 cat simulations/serial_aes.msg | grep '^[CT]' | tr -d '#' > $TEST/test_input.txt
 
 # Read from stdin
-{ cat $TEST/test_input.txt ; sleep 4; } | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config9 --overridedevice=stdin:rtlwmbus --exitafter=1s  > $TEST/test_output.txt 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt
+{ cat $TEST/test_input.txt ; sleep 4; } | $PROG --useconfig=tests/config9 --overridedevice=stdin:rtlwmbus --exitafter=1s 2> $TEST/test_stderr.txt | jq --sort-keys .  > $TEST/test_output.txt
 
 if ! grep -q "(serial) exit after " $TEST/test_stderr.txt
 then