diff --git a/de.gebit.integrity.dsl/src/de/gebit/integrity/parameter/conversion/conversions/java/other/AbstractMapToString.java b/de.gebit.integrity.dsl/src/de/gebit/integrity/parameter/conversion/conversions/java/other/AbstractMapToString.java
index 34d8e25d2..ab6d418d9 100644
--- a/de.gebit.integrity.dsl/src/de/gebit/integrity/parameter/conversion/conversions/java/other/AbstractMapToString.java
+++ b/de.gebit.integrity.dsl/src/de/gebit/integrity/parameter/conversion/conversions/java/other/AbstractMapToString.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.SortedMap;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import de.gebit.integrity.comparator.MapComparisonResult;
 import de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.Conversion;
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMapToString<T> extends Conversion<Map, T> {
 	 *            the conversion context
 	 * @return the resulting string
 	 */
-	protected FormattedString convertToFormattedString(Map aSource, ConversionContext aConversionContext)
+	protected FormattedString convertToFormattedString(Map<?, ?> aSource, ConversionContext aConversionContext)
 			throws ConversionFailedException {
 		String tempParentMapPath = (String) aConversionContext.getProperty(MAP_PATH_PROPERTY);
 
@@ -66,16 +68,28 @@ protected FormattedString convertToFormattedString(Map aSource, ConversionContex
 		}
 		nestedObjectDepthMap.put(Thread.currentThread(), tempDepth);
 
+		// In order to provide a consistent ordering of map entries in the string, we want to sort the map by natural
+		// key ordering
+		SortedMap<?, ?> tempSortedSource = null;
+		if (aSource instanceof SortedMap) {
+			// Either our source map is already sorted...
+			tempSortedSource = (SortedMap) aSource;
+		} else {
+			// ...or we need to sort it by creating a TreeMap and filling it
+			tempSortedSource = new TreeMap<>(aSource);
+		}
+
 		try {
 			boolean tempFirst = true;
-			for (Entry<?, ?> tempEntry : ((Map<?, ?>) aSource).entrySet()) {
+			for (Entry<?, ?> tempEntry : ((Map<?, ?>) tempSortedSource).entrySet()) {
 				String tempCurrentMapPath = (tempParentMapPath != null ? tempParentMapPath + "." : "")
 						+ tempEntry.getKey();
 				aConversionContext.withProperty(MAP_PATH_PROPERTY, tempCurrentMapPath);
 
-				boolean tempCurrentPathFailed = (aConversionContext.getComparisonResult() instanceof MapComparisonResult)
-						&& ((MapComparisonResult) aConversionContext.getComparisonResult()).getFailedPaths().contains(
-								tempCurrentMapPath);
+				boolean tempCurrentPathFailed = (aConversionContext
+						.getComparisonResult() instanceof MapComparisonResult)
+						&& ((MapComparisonResult) aConversionContext.getComparisonResult()).getFailedPaths()
+								.contains(tempCurrentMapPath);
 
 				FormattedString[] tempConvertedValues = convertValueToFormattedStringArrayRecursive(
 						tempEntry.getValue(), aConversionContext);
diff --git a/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers.xml b/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers.xml
index b5dae5c3a..9545251e0 100644
--- a/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers.xml
+++ b/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers.xml
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<integrity name="Integrity JUnit Testing" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58" isotimestamp="2016-01-14T10:58:46" duration="10.996">
-  <variables />
-  <suite id="0" name="integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58:46.0030">
-    <setup />
-    <variables />
-    <statements>
-      <test id="1" line="42" name="arbitraryParamEchoTest" description="echoes the values: 123, 400, foo, bar" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.ArbitraryParamEchoFixture#echo" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58:46.0030">
-        <results duration="0.404" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0">
-          <result duration="0.404" description="echoes the values: 123, 400, foo, bar" type="success">
-            <parameters>
-              <parameter name="fixparam" value="123" />
-              <parameter name="testparam1" value="400" />
-              <parameter name="testparam2" value="foo" />
-              <parameter name="testparam 3" value="bar" />
-            </parameters>
-            <comparisons>
-              <comparison expectedValue="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]fixedresult = 123[NL|, ][T]arbitraryResults = {[NL][T][T]testresult1 = 400[NL|, ][T][T]testresult2 = foo[NL|, ][T][T]testresult 3 = bar[NL][T]}[NL]}" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]arbitraryResults = {[NL][T][T]testresult1 = 400[NL|, ][T][T]testresult2 = foo[NL|, ][T][T]testresult 3 = bar[NL][T]}[NL|, ][T]fixedresult = 123[NL]}" type="success" />
-            </comparisons>
-          </result>
-        </results>
-      </test>
-    </statements>
-    <returns />
-    <teardown />
-    <result duration="10.217" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0" testExceptionCount="0" callExceptionCount="0" />
-  </suite>
-</integrity>
-
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<integrity name="Integrity JUnit Testing" timestamp="08.07.16 14:44" isotimestamp="2016-07-08T14:44:42" duration="25.085">
+  <variables />
+  <suite id="0" name="integrity.basic.arbitraryParameters.arbitraryParametersWithStringIdentifiers" timestamp="08.07.16 14:44:42.0756">
+    <setup />
+    <variables />
+    <statements>
+      <test id="1" line="42" name="arbitraryParamEchoTest" description="echoes the values: 123, 400, foo, bar" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.ArbitraryParamEchoFixture#echo" timestamp="08.07.16 14:44:42.0762">
+        <results duration="2.095" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0">
+          <result duration="2.095" description="echoes the values: 123, 400, foo, bar" type="success">
+            <parameters>
+              <parameter name="fixparam" value="123" />
+              <parameter name="testparam1" value="400" />
+              <parameter name="testparam2" value="foo" />
+              <parameter name="testparam 3" value="bar" />
+            </parameters>
+            <comparisons>
+              <comparison expectedValue="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]fixedresult = 123[NL|, ][T]arbitraryResults = {[NL][T][T]testresult1 = 400[NL|, ][T][T]testresult2 = foo[NL|, ][T][T]testresult 3 = bar[NL][T]}[NL]}" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]arbitraryResults = {[NL][T][T]testresult 3 = bar[NL|, ][T][T]testresult1 = 400[NL|, ][T][T]testresult2 = foo[NL][T]}[NL|, ][T]fixedresult = 123[NL]}" type="success" />
+            </comparisons>
+          </result>
+        </results>
+      </test>
+    </statements>
+    <returns />
+    <teardown />
+    <result duration="20.554" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0" testExceptionCount="0" callExceptionCount="0" />
+  </suite>
+</integrity>
+
diff --git a/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable.xml b/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable.xml
index 00ba9cc0f..a4ea83b24 100644
--- a/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable.xml
+++ b/de.gebit.integrity.tests/results/integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable.xml
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<integrity name="Integrity JUnit Testing" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58" isotimestamp="2016-01-14T10:58:48" duration="23.910">
-  <variables />
-  <suite id="0" name="integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58:48.0402">
-    <setup />
-    <variables>
-      <variable name="simpleBeanAsMap" />
-    </variables>
-    <statements>
-      <call id="1" line="25" name="createMapForSimpleBeanUntypedCall" description="creates a map with some key-value pairs in it and returns it" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.beans.BeanFixture#createMapForSimpleBeanUntyped" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58:48.0417">
-        <parameters />
-        <result duration="0.127" type="success">
-          <variableUpdate name="simpleBeanAsMap" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]firstParameter = string[NL]}" />
-        </result>
-      </call>
-      <comment id="2" line="27">This should succeed as well, because it's the same as the example before, but just using a map stored in a variable</comment>
-      <test id="3" line="28" name="createSimpleBeanUntyped" description="creates a bean with predefined values and returns it" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.beans.BeanFixture#createSimpleBeanUntyped" timestamp="14.01.16 10:58:48.0417">
-        <results duration="0.121" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0">
-          <result duration="0.121" description="creates a bean with predefined values and returns it" type="success">
-            <parameters />
-            <comparisons>
-              <comparison expectedValue="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]firstParameter = string[NL]}" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]firstParameter = string[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL]}" type="success" />
-            </comparisons>
-          </result>
-        </results>
-      </test>
-    </statements>
-    <returns />
-    <teardown />
-    <result duration="23.124" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0" testExceptionCount="0" callExceptionCount="0" />
-  </suite>
-</integrity>
-
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<integrity name="Integrity JUnit Testing" timestamp="08.07.16 15:24" isotimestamp="2016-07-08T15:24:46" duration="31.035">
+  <variables />
+  <suite id="0" name="integrity.basic.beans.beanToMapTestMapInVariable" timestamp="08.07.16 15:24:46.0062">
+    <setup />
+    <variables>
+      <variable name="simpleBeanAsMap" />
+    </variables>
+    <statements>
+      <call id="1" line="25" name="createMapForSimpleBeanUntypedCall" description="creates a map with some key-value pairs in it and returns it" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.beans.BeanFixture#createMapForSimpleBeanUntyped" timestamp="08.07.16 15:24:46.0066">
+        <parameters />
+        <result duration="0.924" type="success">
+          <variableUpdate name="simpleBeanAsMap" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]firstParameter = string[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL]}" />
+        </result>
+      </call>
+      <comment id="2" line="27">This should succeed as well, because it's the same as the example before, but just using a map stored in a variable</comment>
+      <test id="3" line="28" name="createSimpleBeanUntyped" description="creates a bean with predefined values and returns it" fixture="de.gebit.integrity.tests.fixtures.basic.beans.BeanFixture#createSimpleBeanUntyped" timestamp="08.07.16 15:24:46.0076">
+        <results duration="0.789" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0">
+          <result duration="0.789" description="creates a bean with predefined values and returns it" type="success">
+            <parameters />
+            <comparisons>
+              <comparison expectedValue="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]firstParameter = string[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL]}" value="[FORMATTED]{[NL][T]firstParameter = string[NL|, ][T]secondParameter = 100[NL|, ][T]thirdParameter = {[NL][T][T]innerParameter = 1.99[NL][T]}[NL]}" type="success" />
+            </comparisons>
+          </result>
+        </results>
+      </test>
+    </statements>
+    <returns />
+    <teardown />
+    <result duration="26.628" successCount="1" failureCount="0" exceptionCount="0" testExceptionCount="0" callExceptionCount="0" />
+  </suite>
+</integrity>
+