diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fca5fe8e..c2a362f0 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const detectIndent = require('detect-indent')
 const detectNewline = require('detect-newline').graceful
 const gitHooks = require('git-hooks-list')
 const isPlainObject = require('is-plain-obj')
+const sortPackageJsonScripts = require('sort-package-json-scripts').default
 
 const hasOwnProperty = (object, property) =>
   Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, property)
@@ -131,31 +132,7 @@ const defaultNpmScripts = new Set([
   'version',
 ])
 
-const sortScripts = onObject(scripts => {
-  const names = Object.keys(scripts)
-  const prefixable = new Set()
-
-  const keys = names
-    .map(name => {
-      const omitted = name.replace(/^(?:pre|post)/, '')
-      if (defaultNpmScripts.has(omitted) || names.includes(omitted)) {
-        prefixable.add(omitted)
-        return omitted
-      }
-      return name
-    })
-    .sort()
-
-  const order = keys.reduce(
-    (order, key) =>
-      order.concat(
-        prefixable.has(key) ? [`pre${key}`, key, `post${key}`] : [key],
-      ),
-    [],
-  )
-
-  return sortObjectKeys(scripts, order)
-})
+const sortScripts = onObject(sortPackageJsonScripts)
 
 // fields marked `vscode` are for `Visual Studio Code extension manifest` only
 // https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/extension-manifest
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89df0e08..164a1fe6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
-    "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
-    "sort-package-json": "node cli.js package.json --check",
     "test": "ava",
     "test-coverage": "nyc ava",
+    "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
+    "sort-package-json": "node cli.js package.json --check",
     "update-snapshot": "ava -u && node cli.js package.json"
   },
   "husky": {
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
     "git-hooks-list": "1.0.3",
     "globby": "11.0.0",
     "is-plain-obj": "2.1.0",
-    "sort-object-keys": "^1.1.3"
+    "sort-object-keys": "^1.1.3",
+    "sort-package-json-scripts": "^1.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "8.3.5",
diff --git a/tests/scripts.js b/tests/scripts.js
index 0acde8b5..98db5ebe 100644
--- a/tests/scripts.js
+++ b/tests/scripts.js
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ const fixture = {
 }
 
 const expect = {
+  start: 'node server.js',
+  pretest: 'xyz',
+  test: 'node test.js',
+  posttest: 'abc',
   postinstall: 'echo "Installed"',
-  multiply: '2 * 3',
-  'pre-fetch-info': 'foo',
   prepare: 'npm run build',
+  multiply: '2 * 3',
   preprettier: 'echo "not pretty"',
   prettier: 'prettier -l "**/*.js"',
   postprettier: 'echo "so pretty"',
-  start: 'node server.js',
-  pretest: 'xyz',
-  test: 'node test.js',
-  posttest: 'abc',
+  'pre-fetch-info': 'foo',
   prewatch: 'echo "about to watch"',
-  watch: 'watch things',
+  watch: 'watch things'
 }
 
 for (const field of ['scripts', 'betterScripts']) {
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/cli.js.snap b/tests/snapshots/cli.js.snap
index 3efb5c67..14d79691 100644
Binary files a/tests/snapshots/cli.js.snap and b/tests/snapshots/cli.js.snap differ