diff --git a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/io/task.rs b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/io/task.rs
index 0a6f04d6..ba7b8910 100644
--- a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/io/task.rs
+++ b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/io/task.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{AssetBrowserLocation, DirectoryContent, DirectoryContentOrder, Entry};
+use crate::{AssetBrowserLocation, DirectoryContent, Entry};
 use bevy::{
     asset::io::AssetSourceBuilders,
     prelude::*,
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ pub(crate) fn fetch_task_is_running(
 pub(crate) fn poll_task(
     mut commands: Commands,
     mut task_query: Query<(Entity, &mut FetchDirectoryContentTask)>,
-    content_order: Res<DirectoryContentOrder>,
 ) {
     let (task_entity, mut task) = task_query.single_mut().unwrap();
-    if let Some(mut content) = block_on(poll_once(&mut task.0)) {
-        content_order.sort(&mut content);
-
+    if let Some(content) = block_on(poll_once(&mut task.0)) {
         commands.entity(task_entity).despawn();
         commands.insert_resource(content);
     }
diff --git a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/lib.rs b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/lib.rs
index ebb770c6..f52fedbc 100644
--- a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ impl Plugin for AssetBrowserPanePlugin {
             )
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
-                ui::directory_content::refresh_ui
+                (
+                    ui::directory_content::sort_directory_content,
+                    ui::directory_content::refresh_ui,
+                )
                     .run_if(directory_content_as_changed)
-                    .after(io::task::poll_task),
+                    .after(io::task::poll_task)
+                    .chain(),
             )
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
@@ -103,15 +107,6 @@ pub enum DirectoryContentOrder {
     /// Ordered reverse alphabetically with respect to folders
     ReverseAlphabetical,
 }
-impl DirectoryContentOrder {
-    /// Sorts a given [`DirectoryContent`] with the current method
-    pub fn sort(&self, content: &mut DirectoryContent) {
-        match self {
-            Self::Alphabetical => content.0.sort_by(alphabetical_sort),
-            Self::ReverseAlphabetical => content.0.sort_by(reverse_alphabetical_sort),
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /// One entry of [`DirectoryContent`]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -127,6 +122,15 @@ pub enum Entry {
 /// The content of the directory pointed by [`AssetBrowserLocation`]
 #[derive(Resource, Default, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DirectoryContent(pub Vec<Entry>);
+impl DirectoryContent {
+    /// Sorts the directory by the given [`DirectoryContentOrder`]
+    pub fn sort(&mut self, order: &DirectoryContentOrder) {
+        match order {
+            DirectoryContentOrder::Alphabetical => self.0.sort_by(alphabetical_sort),
+            DirectoryContentOrder::ReverseAlphabetical => self.0.sort_by(reverse_alphabetical_sort),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 /// Check if the [`DirectoryContent`] has changed, which relate to the content of the current [`AssetBrowserLocation`]
 pub(crate) fn directory_content_as_changed(directory_content: Res<DirectoryContent>) -> bool {
diff --git a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/ui/directory_content.rs b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/ui/directory_content.rs
index e9edc11f..b020d202 100644
--- a/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/ui/directory_content.rs
+++ b/bevy_editor_panes/bevy_asset_browser/src/ui/directory_content.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use bevy_context_menu::{ContextMenu, ContextMenuOption};
 use bevy_editor_styles::Theme;
 use bevy_scroll_box::{ScrollBox, ScrollBoxContent, spawn_scroll_box};
 
-use crate::{AssetBrowserLocation, DefaultSourceFilePath, DirectoryContent, Entry, io};
+use crate::{
+    AssetBrowserLocation, DefaultSourceFilePath, DirectoryContent, DirectoryContentOrder, Entry, io,
+};
 
 use crate::ui::nodes::{spawn_file_node, spawn_folder_node, spawn_source_node};
 
@@ -76,6 +78,13 @@ fn asset_browser_context_menu() -> ContextMenu {
     ])
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn sort_directory_content(
+    mut directory_content: ResMut<DirectoryContent>,
+    directory_content_order: Res<DirectoryContentOrder>,
+) {
+    directory_content.sort(&directory_content_order);
+}
+
 /// Refresh the UI with the content of the current [`AssetBrowserLocation`]
 pub(crate) fn refresh_ui(
     mut commands: Commands,