diff --git a/paperless.go b/paperless.go
index ec2ecb4..b477324 100644
--- a/paperless.go
+++ b/paperless.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -411,6 +412,9 @@ func (c *PaperlessClient) DownloadDocumentAsImages(ctx context.Context, document
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// sort the image paths to ensure they are in order
+	slices.Sort(imagePaths)
+
 	return imagePaths, nil
 }