diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
index c82d92efc..cb3095a16 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
@@ -820,6 +820,11 @@ func (st *ServerType) serversFromPairings(
 			}
 		}
 
+		// sort for deterministic JSON output
+		if srv.Logs != nil {
+			slices.Sort(srv.Logs.SkipHosts)
+		}
+
 		// a server cannot (natively) serve both HTTP and HTTPS at the
 		// same time, so make sure the configuration isn't in conflict
 		err := detectConflictingSchemes(srv, p.serverBlocks, options)
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/log_skip_hosts.txt b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/log_skip_hosts.txt
index 25e4bd1c2..8fdd57156 100644
--- a/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/log_skip_hosts.txt
+++ b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/log_skip_hosts.txt
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ example.com {
 							"one.example.com": ""
 						},
 						"skip_hosts": [
+							"example.com",
 							"three.example.com",
-							"two.example.com",
-							"example.com"
+							"two.example.com"
 						]
 					}
 				}