diff --git a/packages/algoliasearch-helper/src/requestBuilder.js b/packages/algoliasearch-helper/src/requestBuilder.js
index b3fa36b065..8d8c2a8df3 100644
--- a/packages/algoliasearch-helper/src/requestBuilder.js
+++ b/packages/algoliasearch-helper/src/requestBuilder.js
@@ -277,9 +277,12 @@ var requestBuilder = {
       .sort()
       .forEach(function (facetName) {
         var facetValues = facetsRefinements[facetName] || [];
-        facetValues.sort().forEach(function (facetValue) {
-          facetFilters.push(facetName + ':' + facetValue);
-        });
+        facetValues
+          .slice()
+          .sort()
+          .forEach(function (facetValue) {
+            facetFilters.push(facetName + ':' + facetValue);
+          });
       });
 
     var facetsExcludes = state.facetsExcludes || {};
@@ -302,9 +305,12 @@ var requestBuilder = {
         }
         var orFilters = [];
 
-        facetValues.sort().forEach(function (facetValue) {
-          orFilters.push(facetName + ':' + facetValue);
-        });
+        facetValues
+          .slice()
+          .sort()
+          .forEach(function (facetValue) {
+            orFilters.push(facetName + ':' + facetValue);
+          });
 
         facetFilters.push(orFilters);
       });
diff --git a/packages/algoliasearch-helper/test/datasets/SearchParameters/search.dataset.js b/packages/algoliasearch-helper/test/datasets/SearchParameters/search.dataset.js
index 92e7bb3393..7ab07b44df 100644
--- a/packages/algoliasearch-helper/test/datasets/SearchParameters/search.dataset.js
+++ b/packages/algoliasearch-helper/test/datasets/SearchParameters/search.dataset.js
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ function getData() {
     index: 'test_hotels-node',
     disjunctiveFacets: ['city'],
     disjunctiveFacetsRefinements: {
-      city: ['New York', 'Paris'],
+      // Note: these are in the same order as the refinements above, not sorted
+      city: ['Paris', 'New York'],
     },
   });