diff --git a/internal/testrunner/runners/pipeline/test_result.go b/internal/testrunner/runners/pipeline/test_result.go
index 37563be3b..dfdb797bf 100644
--- a/internal/testrunner/runners/pipeline/test_result.go
+++ b/internal/testrunner/runners/pipeline/test_result.go
@@ -146,13 +146,29 @@ func unmarshalTestResult(body []byte) (*testResult, error) {
 func marshalTestResultDefinition(result *testResult) ([]byte, error) {
 	var trd testResultDefinition
 	trd.Expected = result.events
-	body, err := json.MarshalIndent(&trd, "", "    ")
+	body, err := marshalNormalizedJSON(trd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "marshalling test result definition failed")
 	}
 	return body, nil
 }
 
+// marshalNormalizedJSON marshals test results ensuring that field
+// order remains consistent independent of field order returned by
+// ES to minimize diff noise during changes.
+func marshalNormalizedJSON(v testResultDefinition) ([]byte, error) {
+	msg, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return msg, err
+	}
+	var obj interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(msg, &obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return msg, err
+	}
+	return json.MarshalIndent(obj, "", "    ")
+}
+
 func expectedTestResultFile(testFile string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", testFile, expectedTestResultSuffix)
 }