diff --git a/swap/src/bin/swap.rs b/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
index 5c39af1d..a497cbd9 100644
--- a/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
+++ b/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .context("Failed to read in seed file")?;
             let identity = seed.derive_libp2p_identity();
 
-            let mut sellers = list_sellers(
+            let sellers = list_sellers(
                 rendezvous_node_peer_id,
                 rendezvous_point,
                 namespace,
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 identity,
             )
             .await?;
-            sellers.sort();
 
             if json {
                 for seller in sellers {
diff --git a/swap/src/cli/list_sellers.rs b/swap/src/cli/list_sellers.rs
index 3a05a150..315f1b64 100644
--- a/swap/src/cli/list_sellers.rs
+++ b/swap/src/cli/list_sellers.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+/// Returns sorted list of sellers, with [Online](Status::Online) listed first.
+///
+/// First uses the rendezvous node to discover peers in the given namespace,
+/// then fetches a quote from each peer that was discovered. If fetching a quote
+/// from a discovered peer fails the seller's status will be
+/// [Unreachable](Status::Unreachable).
 pub async fn list_sellers(
     rendezvous_node_peer_id: PeerId,
     rendezvous_node_addr: Multiaddr,
@@ -289,7 +295,10 @@ impl EventLoop {
                         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>();
 
                     match all_quotes_fetched {
-                        Ok(sellers) => break sellers,
+                        Ok(mut sellers) => {
+                            sellers.sort();
+                            break sellers;
+                        }
                         Err(StillPending {}) => continue,
                     }
                 }