diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/raycast.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/raycast.py
index 852ae2f8c1..5c3d01ecea 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/raycast.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/raycast.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Raycast(bonsai.core.tool.Raycast):
 
         bm.free()
         snapping_points = []
-        sorted_points = sorted(points)
+        sorted_points = sorted(points, key=lambda x : x[0])
         for p in sorted_points:
             point = copy.deepcopy(p)
             snapping_points.append(point[1])