diff --git a/awx/main/models/credential.py b/awx/main/models/credential.py
index 6f75448bd5..2d7e5fb667 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/credential.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/credential.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Credential(PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique):
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
         unique_together = [('user', 'team', 'kind', 'name')]
+        ordering = ('kind', 'name')
 
     user = models.ForeignKey(
         'auth.User',
diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index 78314c4e8a..a80696118a 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Inventory(CommonModel):
         app_label = 'main'
         verbose_name_plural = _('inventories')
         unique_together = [('name', 'organization')]
+        ordering = ('name',)
 
     organization = models.ForeignKey(
         'Organization',
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ class Host(CommonModelNameNotUnique):
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
         unique_together = (("name", "inventory"),) # FIXME: Add ('instance_id', 'inventory') after migration.
+        ordering = ('inventory', 'name')
 
     inventory = models.ForeignKey(
         'Inventory',
@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@ class Group(CommonModelNameNotUnique):
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
         unique_together = (("name", "inventory"),)
+        ordering = ('name',)
 
     inventory = models.ForeignKey(
         'Inventory',
diff --git a/awx/main/models/jobs.py b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
index 82a9350c83..23fde48f3f 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class JobTemplate(UnifiedJobTemplate, JobOptions):
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
+        ordering = ('name',)
 
     host_config_key = models.CharField(
         max_length=1024,
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ class Job(UnifiedJob, JobOptions):
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
+        ordering = ('id',)
 
     job_template = models.ForeignKey(
         'JobTemplate',
diff --git a/awx/main/models/organization.py b/awx/main/models/organization.py
index 46e7e401b9..83ffdff926 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/organization.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/organization.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Organization(CommonModel):
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
+        ordering = ('name',)
 
     users = models.ManyToManyField(
         'auth.User',
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class Team(CommonModelNameNotUnique):
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
         unique_together = [('organization', 'name')]
+        ordering = ('organization__name', 'name')
 
     users = models.ManyToManyField(
         'auth.User',
diff --git a/awx/main/models/projects.py b/awx/main/models/projects.py
index 857ba85f1b..9999818371 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/projects.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class Project(UnifiedJobTemplate, ProjectOptions):
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
+        ordering = ('id',)
 
     scm_delete_on_next_update = models.BooleanField(
         default=False,
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/inventory.py b/awx/main/tests/inventory.py
index d71278ea13..0458a75ebc 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/inventory.py
@@ -501,10 +501,9 @@ class InventoryTest(BaseTest):
         vars_a = dict(asdf=7777, dog='droopy',   cat='battlecat', unstructured=dict(a=[1,1,1],b=dict(x=1,y=2)))
         vars_b = dict(asdf=8888, dog='snoopy',   cat='cheshire',  unstructured=dict(a=[2,2,2],b=dict(x=3,y=4)))
         vars_c = dict(asdf=9999, dog='pluto',    cat='five',      unstructured=dict(a=[3,3,3],b=dict(z=5)))
-        groups = Group.objects.all()
+        group = Group.objects.get(id=1)
 
-        vdata1_url = reverse('api:group_variable_data', args=(groups[0].pk,))
-        vdata2_url = reverse('api:group_variable_data', args=(groups[1].pk,))
+        vdata1_url = reverse('api:group_variable_data', args=(group.pk,))
 
         # a super user can associate variable objects with groups
         got = self.get(vdata1_url, expect=200, auth=self.get_super_credentials())
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/scripts.py b/awx/main/tests/scripts.py
index 0c3712656a..56fb50575c 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/scripts.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/scripts.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class InventoryScriptTest(BaseScriptTest):
         # Valid host, but not part of the specified inventory.
         inventory = self.inventories[0]
         self.assertTrue(inventory.active)
-        host = Host.objects.exclude(inventory=inventory)[0]
+        host = Host.objects.get(id=12)
         self.assertTrue(host.active)
         os.environ['INVENTORY_ID'] = str(inventory.pk)
         rc, stdout, stderr = self.run_inventory_script(host=host.name)