diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 89ce09e..9bd384b 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -58,3 +58,7 @@ curl -u $PAHEKO_CLIENT_ID:$PAHEKO_CLIENT_SECRET http://localhost:8082/api/sql -d
 
 - handle additional donation amount
 
+## 2024-01-21
+
+- to sort members by date, process older answers first
+
diff --git a/src/helloasso.rs b/src/helloasso.rs
index b2d9121..92ed7d0 100644
--- a/src/helloasso.rs
+++ b/src/helloasso.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ impl Organization {
         for entry in data {
             answers.push(serde_json::from_value(entry).context("Cannot parse FormAnswer")?)
         }
+        // sort by date, most older first
+        answers.sort_by(|a, b| a.order.inception_time.cmp(&b.order.inception_time));
         Ok(answers)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sync_csv.rs b/src/sync_csv.rs
index ffbde7a..de550f7 100644
--- a/src/sync_csv.rs
+++ b/src/sync_csv.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ pub async fn sync_csv(
 
         generalized_answers.push(generalized_answer);
     }
+    // sort by date, most older first
+    generalized_answers.sort_by(|a, b| a.inception_time.cmp(&b.inception_time));
     eprintln!("Generated GeneralizedAnswers");
     sync_paheko(
         paheko_client,