diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
index b15355e5..8ce3c76a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ private static void listDistributions(PrintStream outStream, boolean allFlag, bo
                 JSONObject channelJson = new JSONObject();
                 JSONArray releases = new JSONArray();
                 channelJson.put("name", channel.getName());
+                List<Distribution> channelDistListLocal = channel.getDistributions();
+                if (!channel.getName().contains("pre-release")) {
+                    channelDistListLocal = getSortedDistList(channelDistListLocal);
+                }
                 if (listOfFiles != null) {
-                    for (Distribution distribution : channel.getDistributions()) {
+                    for (Distribution distribution : channelDistListLocal) {
                             Arrays.sort(listOfFiles);
                             for (File file : listOfFiles) {
                                 if (file.isDirectory()) {
@@ -160,13 +164,7 @@ private static void listDistributions(PrintStream outStream, boolean allFlag, bo
                     outStream.println("\n" + channel.getName() + "\n");
                     List<Distribution> channelDistList = channel.getDistributions();
                     if (!channel.getName().contains("pre-release")) {
-                        Comparator<Distribution> semverComparator = Comparator
-                                .comparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[0]))
-                                .thenComparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[1]))
-                                .thenComparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[2]));
-
-                        channelDistList.sort(semverComparator);
-                        Collections.reverse(channelDistList);
+                        channelDistList = getSortedDistList(channelDistList);
                     }
                     if (!allFlag){
                         if (channelDistList.size() > maxListingDistributions) {
@@ -310,6 +308,21 @@ private static void listLocalDists(File[] listOfFiles, PrintStream outStream, St
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sorts the distributions under a channel according to their semver version.
+     *
+     * @param channelDistList The list of distributions under a channel
+     */
+    private static List<Distribution> getSortedDistList(List<Distribution> channelDistList) {
+        Comparator<Distribution> semverComparator = Comparator
+                .comparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[0]))
+                .thenComparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[1]))
+                .thenComparingInt((Distribution distribution) -> Integer.parseInt(distribution.getVersion().split("\\.")[2]));
+        channelDistList.sort(semverComparator);
+        Collections.reverse(channelDistList);
+        return channelDistList;
+    }
+
     private static boolean isUpdated(File[] listOfFiles) {
         try {
             if (!new File(OSUtils.getBallerinaDistListFilePath()).exists()) {