diff --git a/snapcraft/commands/names.py b/snapcraft/commands/names.py
index 2d477d7728..ea4374a5b3 100644
--- a/snapcraft/commands/names.py
+++ b/snapcraft/commands/names.py
@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ class StoreNamesCommand(BaseCommand):
     def run(self, parsed_args):
         store_client = store.StoreClientCLI()
         snaps = store_client.get_names()
+        snaps.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(0))
 
         if not snaps:
             emit.message("No registered snaps")
         else:
             tabulated_snaps = tabulate(
-                sorted(snaps, key=operator.itemgetter(0)),
+                snaps,
                 headers=["Name", "Since", "Visibility", "Notes"],
                 tablefmt="plain",
             )
diff --git a/snapcraft/commands/status.py b/snapcraft/commands/status.py
index b1e8b6a7ff..d317645380 100644
--- a/snapcraft/commands/status.py
+++ b/snapcraft/commands/status.py
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@ def run(self, parsed_args):
             ]
             for track in snap_channel_map.snap.tracks
         ]
+        track_table.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(2))  # Sort by "creation-date".
 
         emit.message(
             tabulate(
-                # Sort by "creation-date".
-                sorted(track_table, key=operator.itemgetter(2)),
+                track_table,
                 headers=["Name", "Status", "Creation-Date", "Version-Pattern"],
                 tablefmt="plain",
             )