diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f485d900..ad650a32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- improved excel export to ensure column consistency
+
 ## 6.9.5 - 2024-01-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/httpInterface.js b/lib/httpInterface.js
index 9b98220b..04122450 100644
--- a/lib/httpInterface.js
+++ b/lib/httpInterface.js
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ async function handleGetListLookup(request, reply) {
         .stream(),
       this.castResultsAsStream(),
       streamValidator(),
-      ...responseStringifiers(),
+      ...responseStringifiers({ fields: this.allFieldNames }),
       reply.raw
     )
   } catch (error) {
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ async function handleGetList(request, reply) {
         .stream(),
       this.castResultsAsStream(),
       streamValidator(),
-      ...responseStringifiers(),
+      ...responseStringifiers({ fields: this.allFieldNames }),
       reply.raw
     )
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/lib/transformers/excel.js b/lib/transformers/excel.js
index dafd50fc..132b5f11 100644
--- a/lib/transformers/excel.js
+++ b/lib/transformers/excel.js
@@ -17,26 +17,24 @@
 
 const { Transform } = require('stream')
 const XLSXTransformStream = require('xlsx-write-stream')
+const { formatDataForColumnExport } = require('./utils')
+
 
 module.exports = () => ({
-  stringifier: () => {
+  stringifier: ({ fields }) => {
     let headerProcessed = false
     const dataTransformer = new Transform({
       transform(chunk, _, callback) {
         if (!headerProcessed) {
           headerProcessed = true
-          const columns = Object.keys(chunk)
-          this.push(columns)
+          this.push(fields)
         }
 
-        this.push(
-          Object.values(chunk)
-            .map(documentValue => (
-              typeof documentValue === 'object'
-                ? JSON.stringify(documentValue)
-                : documentValue
-            ))
-        )
+        const data = fields.reduce((acc, field) => {
+          acc.push(formatDataForColumnExport(chunk[field]))
+          return acc
+        }, [])
+        this.push(data)
         return callback()
       },
       objectMode: true,
diff --git a/lib/transformers/utils.js b/lib/transformers/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67598dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/transformers/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = {
+  formatDataForColumnExport: data => {
+    if (!data) {
+      return ''
+    }
+
+    return typeof data === 'object'
+      ? JSON.stringify(data)
+      : data
+  },
+}
diff --git a/tests/httpInterface.getExport.test.js b/tests/httpInterface.getExport.test.js
index 10a7178e..6328267c 100644
--- a/tests/httpInterface.getExport.test.js
+++ b/tests/httpInterface.getExport.test.js
@@ -1129,9 +1129,28 @@ tap.test('HTTP GET /export with _id in querystring', async t => {
         const [{ data }] = xlsx.parse(response.rawPayload)
         t.strictSame(data.length, 2)
         const [row1, row2] = data
-        t.strictSame(row1, Object.keys(HTTP_STATION_DOC))
+        t.strictSame(row1, [
+          '_id',
+          'updaterId',
+          'updatedAt',
+          'creatorId',
+          'createdAt',
+          '__STATE__',
+          'Cap',
+          'CodiceMIR',
+          'Comune',
+          'Direttrici',
+          'Indirizzo',
+          'country',
+          'nonNullableDate',
+        ])
         t.strictSame(row2, [
           '002415b0-8d6d-427c-b654-9857183e57a7',
+          'my-updated-id',
+          '2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z',
+          'my-creator-id',
+          '2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+          'PUBLIC',
           25040,
           'S01788',
           'Borgonato',
@@ -1139,11 +1158,8 @@ tap.test('HTTP GET /export with _id in querystring', async t => {
           '["D028"]',
           'Via Stazione, 24',
           'it',
-          '2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z',
-          'my-creator-id',
-          'my-updated-id',
-          '2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z',
-          'PUBLIC',
+          // Missing column data
+          '',
         ])
         t.end()
       })
@@ -1177,9 +1193,28 @@ tap.test('HTTP GET /export with _id in querystring', async t => {
         const [{ data }] = xlsx.parse(response.rawPayload)
         t.strictSame(data.length, 2)
         const [row1, row2] = data
-        t.strictSame(row1, Object.keys(HTTP_STATION_DOC))
+        t.strictSame(row1, [
+          '_id',
+          'updaterId',
+          'updatedAt',
+          'creatorId',
+          'createdAt',
+          '__STATE__',
+          'Cap',
+          'CodiceMIR',
+          'Comune',
+          'Direttrici',
+          'Indirizzo',
+          'country',
+          'nonNullableDate',
+        ])
         t.strictSame(row2, [
           '002415b0-8d6d-427c-b654-9857183e57a7',
+          'my-updated-id',
+          '2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z',
+          'my-creator-id',
+          '2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+          'PUBLIC',
           25040,
           'S01788',
           'Borgonato',
@@ -1187,11 +1222,8 @@ tap.test('HTTP GET /export with _id in querystring', async t => {
           '["D028"]',
           'Via Stazione, 24',
           'it',
-          '2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z',
-          'my-creator-id',
-          'my-updated-id',
-          '2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z',
-          'PUBLIC',
+          // Missing column data
+          '',
         ])
         t.end()
       })