diff --git a/scripts/ivas_conformance/runConformance.py b/scripts/ivas_conformance/runConformance.py
index 44fbd8547c2b029b6f8d75a96f2846c52317853a..e82cbb8300a15cd7992608e5ee351ef32532533d 100644
--- a/scripts/ivas_conformance/runConformance.py
+++ b/scripts/ivas_conformance/runConformance.py
@@ -914,11 +914,17 @@ class MLDConformance:
         mldDict = dict[str, list]()
         failed = False
 
-        intersection, indRef, indDut = np.intersect1d(
-            mldRefWithTags["pyTestTag"],
-            mldCutWithTags["pyTestTag"],
-            return_indices=True,
-        )
+        #intersection, indRef, indDut = np.intersect1d(
+        #    mldRefWithTags["pyTestTag"],
+        #    mldCutWithTags["pyTestTag"],
+        #    assume_unique=True,
+        #    return_indices=True,
+        #)
+        
+        indRef = np.argsort(mldRefWithTags["pyTestTag"])
+        indDut = np.argsort(mldCutWithTags["pyTestTag"])
+        intersection = mldRefWithTags["pyTestTag"][indRef]
+       
         refMLD = mldRefWithTags["MLD"][indRef]
         dutMLD = mldCutWithTags["MLD"][indDut]