diff --git a/cli/config.py b/cli/config.py
index 12b15dbb..c732377c 100644
--- a/cli/config.py
+++ b/cli/config.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def __parse_args(desc: str) -> object:
 
 def __normalize_json(json_data: dict[str, any], remove_empty: bool = True, remove_none: bool = True) -> dict[str, any]:
     """Sorts a JSON file and optionally remove empty and none values"""
-    SORT_FIELDS = {"users": "login"}
+    SORT_FIELDS = {"users": "login", "groups": "name"}
     log.info("Normalizing JSON - remove empty = %s, remove nones = %s", str(remove_empty), str(remove_none))
     json_data = utilities.clean_data(json_data, remove_none=remove_none, remove_empty=remove_empty)
     json_data = utilities.order_keys(json_data, *_SECTIONS_ORDER)
diff --git a/sonar/groups.py b/sonar/groups.py
index c9586847..4d77aa31 100644
--- a/sonar/groups.py
+++ b/sonar/groups.py
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ def export(endpoint: pf.Platform, export_settings: types.ConfigSettings, **kwarg
     """
 
     log.info("Exporting groups")
-    g_list = {}
+    g_list = []
     for g_name, g_obj in get_list(endpoint=endpoint).items():
         if not export_settings.get("FULL_EXPORT", False) and g_obj.is_default():
             continue
-        g_list[g_name] = "" if g_obj.description is None else g_obj.description
+        g_list.append({"name": g_name, "description": g_obj.description or ""})
     log.info("%s groups to export", len(g_list))
     if write_q := kwargs.get("write_q", None):
         write_q.put(g_list)