diff --git a/newa/__init__.py b/newa/__init__.py
index 43be6ea..96834db 100644
--- a/newa/__init__.py
+++ b/newa/__init__.py
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ def render_template(
         raise Exception("Could not render template.") from exc
 
 
+def global_request_counter() -> Iterator[int]:
+    i = 1
+    while True:
+        yield i
+        i += 1
+
+
+gen_global_request_counter = global_request_counter()
+
+
 @define
 class Settings:
     """ Class storing newa settings """
@@ -790,8 +800,9 @@ def merge_combination_data(
         # now build Request instances
         total = len(filtered_combinations)
         for combination in filtered_combinations:
-            yield Request(id=f'REQ-{next(recipe_id_gen)}.{total}',
-                          **combination)
+            yield Request(
+                id=f'REQ-{next(recipe_id_gen)}.{total}.{next(gen_global_request_counter)}',
+                **combination)
 
 
 @define
diff --git a/newa/cli.py b/newa/cli.py
index 55754fa..0fcaf7d 100644
--- a/newa/cli.py
+++ b/newa/cli.py
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ def cmd_report(ctx: CLIContext) -> None:
                 launch_description += f'{jira_id}: '
             launch_description += f'{len(jira_execute_job_mapping[jira_id])} request(s) in total:'
             jira_description = launch_description.replace('<br>', '\n')
-            for req in sorted(results.keys()):
+            for req in sorted(results.keys(), key=lambda x: int(x.split('.')[-1])):
                 # it would be nice to use hyperlinks in launch description however we
                 # would hit description length limit. Therefore using plain text
                 launch_description += "<br>{id}: {state}, {result}".format(**results[req])