diff --git a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/EmailsImporter.js b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/EmailsImporter.js
index eb867ed331..81921b322f 100644
--- a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/EmailsImporter.js
+++ b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/EmailsImporter.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class EmailsImporter extends TableImporter {
 
     async import(quantity) {
         const posts = await this.transaction.select('id', 'title', 'published_at').from('posts').where('type', 'post');
-        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters');
+        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters').orderBy('sort_order');
         this.membersSubscribeEvents = await this.transaction.select('id', 'newsletter_id', 'created_at').from('members_subscribe_events');
 
         await this.importForEach(posts, quantity ? quantity / posts.length : 1);
diff --git a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
index beb1e20945..ba6c30bd53 100644
--- a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
+++ b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MembersImporter extends TableImporter {
         return {
             id,
             uuid: faker.datatype.uuid(),
-            email: faker.internet.email(name, faker.date.birthdate().getFullYear().toString(), 'example.com').toLowerCase(),
+            email: `${name.replace(' ', '.').replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '').toLowerCase()}${faker.datatype.number({min: 1000, max: 9999})}@example.com`,
             status: luck(5) ? 'comped' : luck(25) ? 'paid' : 'free',
             name: name,
             expertise: luck(30) ? faker.name.jobTitle() : undefined,
diff --git a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersSubscribeEventsImporter.js b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersSubscribeEventsImporter.js
index bcde10d0f0..d46a3782a4 100644
--- a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersSubscribeEventsImporter.js
+++ b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersSubscribeEventsImporter.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class MembersSubscribeEventsImporter extends TableImporter {
 
     async import(quantity) {
         const members = await this.transaction.select('id', 'created_at', 'status').from('members');
-        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters');
+        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters').orderBy('sort_order');
         this.subscriptions = await this.transaction.select('member_id', 'created_at').from('subscriptions');
 
         await this.importForEach(members, quantity ? quantity / members.length : 2);
diff --git a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/PostsImporter.js b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/PostsImporter.js
index f0844f6d42..ee3500c550 100644
--- a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/PostsImporter.js
+++ b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/PostsImporter.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PostsImporter extends TableImporter {
     }
 
     async import(quantity = this.defaultQuantity) {
-        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters');
+        this.newsletters = await this.transaction.select('id').from('newsletters').orderBy('sort_order');
 
         await super.import(quantity);
     }