diff --git a/sonar/permissions/permission_templates.py b/sonar/permissions/permission_templates.py
index 687ae63c..c8259bf2 100644
--- a/sonar/permissions/permission_templates.py
+++ b/sonar/permissions/permission_templates.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 _CREATE_API = "permissions/create_template"
 _UPDATE_API = "permissions/update_template"
 
-_IMPORTABLE_PROPERTIES = ("name", "description", "pattern", "permissions", "defaultFor")
+_IMPORTABLE_PROPERTIES = ("name", "description", "pattern", "defaultFor", "permissions")
 
 
 class PermissionTemplate(sqobject.SqObject):
diff --git a/sonar/platform.py b/sonar/platform.py
index 9a1de796..bfa62a79 100644
--- a/sonar/platform.py
+++ b/sonar/platform.py
@@ -503,8 +503,21 @@ def export(self, export_settings: types.ConfigSettings, full: bool = False) -> t
         if not self.is_sonarcloud():
             json_data[settings.DEVOPS_INTEGRATION] = devops.export(self, export_settings=export_settings)
 
-        order = list(settings.CATEGORIES) + ["permissions", "permissionTemplates"]
-        return {k: json_data[k] for k in order if k in json_data} | {k: v for k, v in json_data.items() if k not in order}
+        # Convert dicts to lists
+        special_categories = (settings.LANGUAGES_SETTINGS, settings.DEVOPS_INTEGRATION, "permissions", "permissionTemplates")
+        for categ in [c for c in settings.CATEGORIES if c not in special_categories]:
+            json_data[categ] = util.sort_list_by_key(util.dict_to_list(json_data[categ], "key"), "key")
+        for k, v in json_data[settings.LANGUAGES_SETTINGS].items():
+            json_data[settings.LANGUAGES_SETTINGS][k] = util.sort_list_by_key(util.dict_to_list(v, "key"), "key")
+        json_data[settings.LANGUAGES_SETTINGS] = util.dict_to_list(json_data[settings.LANGUAGES_SETTINGS], "language", "settings")
+        json_data[settings.DEVOPS_INTEGRATION] = util.dict_to_list(json_data[settings.DEVOPS_INTEGRATION], "key")
+        json_data["permissions"] = util.perms_to_list(json_data["permissions"])
+        for k, v in json_data["permissionTemplates"].items():
+            if "permissions" in v:
+                v["permissions"] = util.perms_to_list(v["permissions"])
+        json_data["permissionTemplates"] = util.dict_to_list(json_data["permissionTemplates"], "key")
+
+        return util.order_dict(json_data, list(settings.CATEGORIES) + ["permissions", "permissionTemplates"])
 
     def set_webhooks(self, webhooks_data: types.ObjectJsonRepr) -> bool:
         """Sets global webhooks with a list of webhooks represented as JSON
diff --git a/sonar/utilities.py b/sonar/utilities.py
index f4910d81..f005774f 100644
--- a/sonar/utilities.py
+++ b/sonar/utilities.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 """
 
 from typing import Any, TextIO, Union, Optional
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from http import HTTPStatus
 import sys
 import os
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ def is_api_v2(api: str) -> bool:
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def open_file(file: Optional[str] = None, mode: str = "w") -> TextIO:
+def open_file(file: Optional[str] = None, mode: str = "w") -> Generator[TextIO, None, None]:
     """Opens a file if not None or -, otherwise stdout"""
     if file and file != "-":
         log.debug("Opening file '%s' in directory '%s'", file, os.getcwd())
@@ -850,3 +851,8 @@ def order_list(l: list[str], *key_order) -> list[str]:
     """Orders elements of a list in a given order"""
     new_l = [k for k in key_order if k in l]
     return new_l + [k for k in l if k not in new_l]
+
+
+def perms_to_list(perms: dict[str, Any]) -> list[str, Any]:
+    """Converts permissions in dict format to list format"""
+    return dict_to_list(perms.get("groups", {}), "group", "permissions") + dict_to_list(perms.get("users", {}), "user", "permissions")