diff --git a/src/commands/CmdIDs.cpp b/src/commands/CmdIDs.cpp
index 723534710..e934fb2d4 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdIDs.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdIDs.cpp
@@ -96,12 +96,8 @@ int CmdCompletionIds::execute (std::string& output)
       ids.push_back (task->id);
 
   std::sort (ids.begin (), ids.end ()); 
-  std::stringstream out;
-  std::vector <int>::iterator id;
-  for (id = ids.begin (); id != ids.end (); ++id)
-    out << *id << "\n";
-
-  output = out.str ();
+  join (output, "\n", ids);
+  output += "\n";
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +158,7 @@ int CmdUUIDs::execute (std::string& output)
   for (task = filtered.begin (); task != filtered.end (); ++task)
     uuids.push_back (task->get ("uuid"));
 
+  std::sort (uuids.begin (), uuids.end ()); 
   join (output, ",", uuids);
   output += "\n";
   return 0;
@@ -191,6 +188,7 @@ int CmdCompletionUuids::execute (std::string& output)
   for (task = filtered.begin (); task != filtered.end (); ++task)
     uuids.push_back (task->get ("uuid"));
 
+  std::sort (uuids.begin (), uuids.end ()); 
   join (output, "\n", uuids);
   output += "\n";
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/en-US.h b/src/en-US.h
index 261b3b738..e9a2754c8 100644
--- a/src/en-US.h
+++ b/src/en-US.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 #define STRING_CMD_LOG_NO_WAITING    "You cannot log waiting tasks."
 #define STRING_CMD_LOG_LOGGED        "Logged task."
 #define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_RANGE   "Shows the IDs of matching tasks, as a range"
-#define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_LIST    "Shows only the IDs of matching tasks, in the form of a list"
+#define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_LIST    "Shows the IDs of matching tasks, in the form of a list"
 #define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_ZSH     "Shows the IDs and descriptions of matching tasks"
 #define STRING_CMD_UUIDS_USAGE_RANGE "Shows the UUIDs of matching tasks, as a comma-separated list"
 #define STRING_CMD_UUIDS_USAGE_LIST  "Shows the UUIDs of matching tasks, as a list"