diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index fe38c763..8e42d59b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -241,6 +241,25 @@ polly.configure({
 });
 ```
 
+### disableSortingHarEntries
+
+_Type_: `Boolean`
+_Default_: `false`
+
+When disabled, entries in the the final HAR will be sorted by the request's timestamp.
+This is done by default to satisfy the HAR 1.2 spec but can be enabled to improve
+diff readability when committing recordings to git.
+
+**Example**
+
+```js
+polly.configure({
+  persisterOptions: {
+    disableSortingHarEntries: true
+  }
+});
+```
+
 ## timing
 
 _Type_: `Function`
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/core/src/defaults/config.js b/packages/@pollyjs/core/src/defaults/config.js
index 8328691d..7f68ef51 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/core/src/defaults/config.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/core/src/defaults/config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export default {
 
   persister: null,
   persisterOptions: {
-    keepUnusedRequests: false
+    keepUnusedRequests: false,
+    disableSortingHarEntries: false
   },
 
   logging: false,
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/har/log.js b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/har/log.js
index 905594ac..7827aa11 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/har/log.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/har/log.js
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export default class Log {
       [...entries, ...this.entries],
       (a, b) => a._id === b._id && a._order === b._order
     );
-
-    this.sortEntries();
   }
 
   sortEntries() {
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/index.js b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/index.js
index de5f3b00..4a1a3ed5 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/src/index.js
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ export default class Persister {
 
       har.log.addEntries(entries);
 
+      if (!this.polly.config.persisterOptions.disableSortingHarEntries) {
+        har.log.sortEntries();
+      }
+
       if (!this.polly.config.persisterOptions.keepUnusedRequests) {
         this._removeUnusedEntries(recordingId, har);
       }
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/tests/unit/har-test.js b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/tests/unit/har-test.js
index a1d9c3e8..a5009097 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/persister/tests/unit/har-test.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/persister/tests/unit/har-test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Unit | HAR', function() {
       ).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('addEntries: Entries should be unique & sorted', async function() {
+    it('addEntries: Entries should be unique', async function() {
       const now = new Date().getTime();
       const log = new Log({
         entries: [
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ describe('Unit | HAR', function() {
       expect(
         log.entries.map(({ _id, _order, _new }) => ({ _id, _order, _new }))
       ).to.include.deep.ordered.members([
-        { _id: 'ghi', _order: 0, _new: true },
-        { _id: 'def', _order: 0, _new: false },
         { _id: 'abc', _order: 0, _new: true },
-        { _id: 'abc', _order: 1, _new: true }
+        { _id: 'abc', _order: 1, _new: true },
+        { _id: 'ghi', _order: 0, _new: true },
+        { _id: 'def', _order: 0, _new: false }
       ]);
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/persister-tests.js b/tests/integration/persister-tests.js
index 98d33a89..f9a09509 100644
--- a/tests/integration/persister-tests.js
+++ b/tests/integration/persister-tests.js
@@ -264,4 +264,86 @@ export default function persisterTests() {
     expect(har.log.entries[0].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(1));
     expect(har.log.entries[1].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(3));
   });
+
+  it('should sort the entries by date', async function() {
+    this.polly.configure({
+      persisterOptions: {
+        keepUnusedRequests: true
+      }
+    });
+    const { recordingName, recordingId, config } = this.polly;
+
+    const orderedRecordUrl = order => `${this.recordUrl()}?order=${order}`;
+
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+    await this.polly.persister.persist();
+
+    let har = await this.polly.persister.find(recordingId);
+
+    expect(har).to.be.an('object');
+    expect(har.log.entries).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+    expect(har.log.entries[0].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    expect(har.log.entries[1].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+
+    await this.polly.stop();
+
+    this.polly = new Polly(recordingName, config);
+    this.polly.record();
+
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(3));
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(4));
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+    await this.polly.persister.persist();
+
+    har = await this.polly.persister.find(recordingId);
+
+    expect(har).to.be.an('object');
+    expect(har.log.entries).to.have.lengthOf(4);
+    expect(har.log.entries[0].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    expect(har.log.entries[1].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(3));
+    expect(har.log.entries[2].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(4));
+    expect(har.log.entries[3].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+  });
+
+  it('should not sort the entries by date if `disableSortingHarEntries` is true', async function() {
+    this.polly.configure({
+      persisterOptions: {
+        keepUnusedRequests: true,
+        disableSortingHarEntries: true
+      }
+    });
+    const { recordingName, recordingId, config } = this.polly;
+
+    const orderedRecordUrl = order => `${this.recordUrl()}?order=${order}`;
+
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+    await this.polly.persister.persist();
+
+    let har = await this.polly.persister.find(recordingId);
+
+    expect(har).to.be.an('object');
+    expect(har.log.entries).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+    expect(har.log.entries[0].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    expect(har.log.entries[1].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+
+    await this.polly.stop();
+
+    this.polly = new Polly(recordingName, config);
+    this.polly.replay();
+
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(3));
+    await this.fetch(orderedRecordUrl(4));
+    await this.polly.persister.persist();
+
+    har = await this.polly.persister.find(recordingId);
+
+    expect(har).to.be.an('object');
+    expect(har.log.entries).to.have.lengthOf(4);
+    expect(har.log.entries[0].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(3));
+    expect(har.log.entries[1].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(4));
+    expect(har.log.entries[2].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(1));
+    expect(har.log.entries[3].request.url).to.include(orderedRecordUrl(2));
+  });
 }