diff --git a/runtime/Core/GeometryProcessing.h b/runtime/Core/GeometryProcessing.h
index 3e2ee9c4b..bad1eafe0 100644
--- a/runtime/Core/GeometryProcessing.h
+++ b/runtime/Core/GeometryProcessing.h
@@ -395,8 +395,6 @@ namespace spartan::geometry_processing
 
     static void optimize(std::vector<RHI_Vertex_PosTexNorTan>& vertices, std::vector<uint32_t>& indices)
     {
-        register_meshoptimizer();
-
         size_t vertex_count = vertices.size();
         size_t index_count  = indices.size();
     
diff --git a/runtime/Core/Settings.cpp b/runtime/Core/Settings.cpp
index 997a33910..3657f36ce 100644
--- a/runtime/Core/Settings.cpp
+++ b/runtime/Core/Settings.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,16 @@ namespace spartan
     void Settings::RegisterThirdPartyLib(const string& name, const string& version, const string& url)
     {
         lock_guard<mutex> lock(mutex_register);
+
         m_third_party_libs.emplace_back(name, version, url);
+
+        // maintain alphabetical order
+        sort(m_third_party_libs.begin(), m_third_party_libs.end(),
+            [](const third_party_lib& a, const third_party_lib& b)
+            {
+                return a.name < b.name;
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     const vector<third_party_lib>& Settings::GetThirdPartyLibs()