diff --git a/agent.py b/agent.py
index 2fab7ca..53390a4 100644
--- a/agent.py
+++ b/agent.py
@@ -165,18 +165,22 @@ class ProductionProofV116HighUtili72552(
                 warnings=["Use blocks with From:, Subject:, and Body: fields for best results."],
             )
 
-        queue = [_triage_message(message, policy) for message in messages]
-        queue.sort(key=lambda queue_entry: _priority_rank(queue_entry.priority))
+        queue: list[QueueItem] = []
+        for message in messages:
+            queue.append(_triage_message(message, policy))
+        queue.sort(key=_queue_sort_key)
         urgent_count = 0
+        report_queue: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for queue_entry in queue:
             if queue_entry.priority == "urgent":
                 urgent_count += 1
+            report_queue.append(queue_entry.model_dump(mode="json"))
         summary = _summary(queue)
         report = {
             "generated_at": datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(),
             "summary": summary,
             "approval_boundary": _approval_boundary(),
-            "queue": [queue_entry.model_dump(mode="json") for queue_entry in queue],
+            "queue": report_queue,
         }
         report_bytes = json.dumps(report, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False).encode("utf-8")
         artifact = await ctx.write_artifact(