diff --git a/mdx/uk/verbs.xml b/mdx/uk/verbs.xml
index 7e8161d6..4964b14d 100644
--- a/mdx/uk/verbs.xml
+++ b/mdx/uk/verbs.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,19 @@
         <property name="stages">
             <list>
                 <ref bean="uk_registeredEntities"/>
+
+                <!--
+                    The next four stages ensure that any errors are reported
+                    in entity ID order, even on systems where the native order
+                    (which tends to reflect the file enumeration ordering)
+                    is arbitrary.  Ideally this should be handled by an optional
+                    ordering strategy on the announcing filter.
+                -->
+                <ref bean="uk_assemble"/>
+                <ref bean="disassemble"/>
+                <ref bean="populateItemIds"/>
+                <ref bean="uk_populateIds"/>
+                
                 <ref bean="check_saml2int"/>
                 <ref bean="check_future"/>
                 <ref bean="errorAnnouncingFilter"/>