diff --git a/src/subcommand/create.rs b/src/subcommand/create.rs
index b205528..905c53f 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/create.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/create.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(root: &Utf8Path) -> Result {
   }
 
   if !dirs.is_empty() {
+    dirs.sort();
     return Err(Error::EmptyDirectory {
       paths: dirs
         .into_iter()
diff --git a/src/subcommand/verify.rs b/src/subcommand/verify.rs
index 46d5287..98d0734 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/verify.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/verify.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(root: &Utf8Path) -> Result {
   }
 
   if !dirs.is_empty() {
+    dirs.sort();
     return Err(Error::EmptyDirectory {
       paths: dirs
         .into_iter()
diff --git a/tests/create.rs b/tests/create.rs
index 2d285d4..3a9465f 100644
--- a/tests/create.rs
+++ b/tests/create.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fn multiple_empty_directory_error() {
     .args(["create", "."])
     .current_dir(&dir)
     .assert()
-    .stderr("error: empty directories `foo` and `bar`\n")
+    .stderr("error: empty directories `bar` and `foo`\n")
     .failure();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/verify.rs b/tests/verify.rs
index c94353d..e1d24d5 100644
--- a/tests/verify.rs
+++ b/tests/verify.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fn multiple_empty_directories() {
     .args(["verify", "."])
     .current_dir(&dir)
     .assert()
-    .stderr("error: empty directories `foo` and `bar`\n")
+    .stderr("error: empty directories `bar` and `foo`\n")
     .failure();
 }