diff --git a/salt/modules/dockermod.py b/salt/modules/dockermod.py
index db70e28fcf..9cd7285c85 100644
--- a/salt/modules/dockermod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/dockermod.py
@@ -939,6 +939,9 @@ def compare_containers(first, second, ignore=None):
                 if item == 'Ulimits':
                     val1 = _ulimit_sort(val1)
                     val2 = _ulimit_sort(val2)
+                if item == 'Env':
+                    val1 = sorted(val1)
+                    val2 = sorted(val2)
                 if val1 != val2:
                     ret.setdefault(conf_dict, {})[item] = {'old': val1, 'new': val2}
         # Check for optionally-present items that were in the second container
@@ -965,6 +968,9 @@ def compare_containers(first, second, ignore=None):
                 if item == 'Ulimits':
                     val1 = _ulimit_sort(val1)
                     val2 = _ulimit_sort(val2)
+                if item == 'Env':
+                    val1 = sorted(val1)
+                    val2 = sorted(val2)
                 if val1 != val2:
                     ret.setdefault(conf_dict, {})[item] = {'old': val1, 'new': val2}
     return ret