diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/parsers.py b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/parsers.py
index 1553a2b0..7f1c3165 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/parsers.py
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/parsers.py
@@ -296,6 +296,19 @@ def normalize_match(value: Any) -> str:
 def normalize_xpath(value: str) -> str:
     return " ".join(value.split())
 
+def dedup_list(values: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+    """
+    Return a list without duplicates while preserving first-seen order.
+    Originally, rule differences were stored as sets, losing their original order,
+    which is not helpful and why it changed with the help of this function.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> dedup_list(["if:a", "if:b", "if:a"])
+        ['if:a', 'if:b']
+    """
+
+    return list(dict.fromkeys(values)) # dict preserves insertion order (guaranteed in Python 3.7+)
+
 
 def extract_match_pattern(rule_data: Any) -> str:
     if isinstance(rule_data, dict):
@@ -403,8 +416,8 @@ def diff_rules(english_rule: RuleInfo, translated_rule: RuleInfo) -> List[RuleDi
                 translated_rule=translated_rule,
                 diff_type='condition',
                 description='Conditions differ',
-                english_snippet=', '.join(sorted(en_set)) or '(none)',
-                translated_snippet=', '.join(sorted(tr_set)) or '(none)'
+                english_snippet=', '.join(dedup_list(en_conditions)) or '(none)',
+                translated_snippet=', '.join(dedup_list(tr_conditions)) or '(none)'
             ))
 
     # Check variable differences
diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/golden/jsonl/de.json b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/golden/jsonl/de.json
index 66cb0214..9ac62086 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/golden/jsonl/de.json
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/golden/jsonl/de.json
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
     "issue_type": "rule_difference",
     "diff_type": "condition",
     "description": "Conditions differ",
-    "english_snippet": "$Setting = 'Value', $Verbosity!='Terse', *[2][.='2'], parent::m:minus",
-    "translated_snippet": "$Setting = 'Value', *[2][.='2'], parent::m:minus",
+    "english_snippet": "$Verbosity!='Terse', $Setting = 'Value', parent::m:minus, *[2][.='2']",
+    "translated_snippet": "$Setting = 'Value', parent::m:minus, *[2][.='2']",
     "untranslated_texts": [],
     "_explanation": "structure_misaligned.yaml: English has extra test block causing misalignment. Fix filters out misleading structure differences but reports condition difference."
   },
diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_parsers.py b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_parsers.py
index d500ced2..52d3b6aa 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_parsers.py
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_parsers.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 """
 Tests for parsers.py.
 """
+from typing import List
 
 import pytest
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 from ruamel.yaml.scanner import ScannerError
 
-from ..dataclasses import RuleInfo
+from ..dataclasses import RuleInfo, RuleDifference
 from ..parsers import (
     diff_rules,
     extract_conditions,
@@ -383,6 +384,69 @@ def test_detects_condition_difference(self):
         diffs = diff_rules(en, tr)
         assert any(d.diff_type == "condition" for d in diffs)
 
+    def test_condition_snippet_preserves_rule_order(self):
+        """
+        Condition snippets should preserve the order seen in each rule.
+        Originally, alphabetical order was used, which is not very helpful.
+        """
+        en = make_rule(
+            "test",
+            "mo",
+            {
+                "test": {
+                    "if": "condition_b",
+                    "then": [
+                        {
+                            "test": {
+                                "if": "condition_a",
+                                "then": [{"T": "x"}],
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ],
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        tr = make_rule("test", "mo", {"if": "condition_c"})
+        diffs: List[RuleDifference] = diff_rules(en, tr)
+        cond_diff: RuleDifference = [d for d in diffs if d.diff_type == "condition"][0]
+        assert cond_diff.english_snippet == "condition_b, condition_a"
+        assert cond_diff.translated_snippet == "condition_c"
+
+    def test_condition_snippet_deduplicates_repeated_conditions(self):
+        """
+        Repeated conditions should be shown once, in first-seen order.
+        """
+        en = make_rule(
+            "test",
+            "mo",
+            {
+                "test": {
+                    "if": "condition_a",
+                    "then": [
+                        {
+                            "test": {
+                                "if": "condition_a",
+                                "then": [{"T": "x"}],
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "test": {
+                                "if": "condition_b",
+                                "then": [{"T": "y"}],
+                            }
+                        },
+                    ],
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        tr = make_rule("test", "mo", {"if": "condition_c"})
+        diffs: List[RuleDifference] = diff_rules(en, tr)
+        cond_diff: RuleDifference = [d for d in diffs if d.diff_type == "condition"][0]
+
+        # without deduplication, we'd have "condition_a" repeated.
+        assert cond_diff.english_snippet == "condition_a, condition_b"
+        assert cond_diff.translated_snippet == "condition_c"
+
     def test_detects_missing_condition(self):
         """Ensure detects missing condition."""
         en = make_rule("test", "mo", {"if": "condition1"})