diff --git a/git-pair b/git-pair
index 9eb1a22..e181b27 100755
--- a/git-pair
+++ b/git-pair
@@ -32,9 +32,19 @@ function gp_add_author()
 	CURRENT_AUTHORS=$(git config user.name)
 	[[ $( echo $CURRENT_AUTHORS | grep -e "$PAIR_NAME" ) != "" ]] && { echo "Author '$PAIR_NAME' already in list!"; exit 102;  }
 
-	PAIR_NAMES="${CURRENT_AUTHORS} ${PAIR_SEPARATOR} ${PAIR_NAME}"
-
-	git config --local user.name "$PAIR_NAMES"
+	ORDERED_PAIR_NAMES_ONELINE=$(
+		echo "${CURRENT_AUTHORS} ${PAIR_SEPARATOR} ${PAIR_NAME}" |
+		tr ${PAIR_SEPARATOR} '\n' |
+		sed 's/^ //g' |
+		sed 's/ $//g' |
+		sort |
+		tr '\n' ${PAIR_SEPARATOR} |
+		sed "s/${PAIR_SEPARATOR}$//g" | 
+		sed "s/${PAIR_SEPARATOR}/ ${PAIR_SEPARATOR} /g"
+	)
+
+
+	git config --local user.name "$ORDERED_PAIR_NAMES_ONELINE"
 	echo "Local authors name now are:" $(git config --local user.name)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/pairing_with_names.bats b/tests/pairing_with_names.bats
index d8a8154..b096de7 100644
--- a/tests/pairing_with_names.bats
+++ b/tests/pairing_with_names.bats
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ load git_environment
     assert_equals "Local authors name now are: Git Pair User + John Doe" "$output"
 }
 
-@test "Pairing with two other user names" {
+@test "Pairing with two other user names order them alphabetically" {
     run git-pair "John Doe"
     run git-pair "Jane Doe"
 
     assert_success
-    assert_equals "Local authors name now are: Git Pair User + John Doe + Jane Doe" "$output"
+    assert_equals "Local authors name now are: Git Pair User + Jane Doe + John Doe" "$output"
 }
 
 @test "Ending a pairing session with 'ended'" {