diff --git a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
index 2811f318bdb..36d1d5f3894 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
+++ b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ public class Modules implements Iterable<Module>
                 {
                     Path file = _baseHome.getPath("modules/" + dependsOn + ".mod");
                     registerModule(file).expandProperties(_args.getProperties());
+                    sort();
                     providers = _provided.get(dependsOn);
                     if (providers==null || providers.isEmpty())
                         throw new UsageException("Module %s does not provide %s",_baseHome.toShortForm(file),dependsOn);
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.assert.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.assert.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3388dbdcfb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.assert.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EX|IllegalStateException
+EX|cyclic
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.prepare.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.prepare.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97e052c4870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.0.prepare.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--add-to-startd=tom
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.1.assert.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.1.assert.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.1.prepare.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.1.prepare.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b91b35ab6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop.1.prepare.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--add-to-startd=other
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/branch.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/branch.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25d5440a2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/branch.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[provides]
+branch
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dick.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dick.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10f9841f6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dick.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[depends]
+dynamic/harry
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dynamic/harry.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dynamic/harry.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf43583356f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/dynamic/harry.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[depends]
+tom
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/other.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/other.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25d5440a2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/other.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[provides]
+branch
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/root.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/root.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..534dffff06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/root.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[depends]
+branch
+
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/tom.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/tom.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1a7e5411d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/modules/tom.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[depends]
+dick
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/start.ini b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/start.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40d0099317b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/dynamic-loop/start.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-module=root
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.assert.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.assert.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3388dbdcfb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.assert.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EX|IllegalStateException
+EX|cyclic
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.prepare.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.prepare.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97e052c4870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop.prepare.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--add-to-startd=tom
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/branch.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/branch.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25d5440a2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/branch.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[provides]
+branch
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/dick.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/dick.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01b257934f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/dick.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[depends]
+harry
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/harry.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/harry.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf43583356f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/harry.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[depends]
+tom
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/other.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/other.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25d5440a2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/other.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[provides]
+branch
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/root.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/root.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..534dffff06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/root.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[depends]
+branch
+
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/tom.mod b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/tom.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1a7e5411d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/modules/tom.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[depends]
+dick
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/start.ini b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/start.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40d0099317b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/loop/start.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-module=root