diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 1a723c7b..933a8638 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -2239,6 +2239,7 @@ int load_running_groups(struct mxq_server *server)
     free(grps);
 
     server_remove_orphaned_groups(server);
+    server_sort_groups_by_priority(server);
 
     return total;
 }