diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
index 21913b0..e00c432 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     public static final Map<String, String> DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES;
     static {
-        DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
         DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES.put("max-mergable-component-size", "1073741824"); // 1GB
         DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES.put("max-tolernace-component-count", "5"); // 5 components
     }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
index 3f70e2b..6c9c7f2 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@
                 cursor = ((AOrderedList) datasetDetailsRecord
                         .getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_DETAILS_ARECORD_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES_FIELD_INDEX))
                         .getCursor();
-                Map<String, String> compactionPolicyProperties = new HashMap<String, String>();
+                Map<String, String> compactionPolicyProperties = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
                 while (cursor.next()) {
                     ARecord field = (ARecord) cursor.get();
                     key = ((AString) field.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.PROPERTIES_NAME_FIELD_INDEX))
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
                 cursor = ((AOrderedList) datasetDetailsRecord
                         .getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES_FIELD_INDEX))
                         .getCursor();
-                Map<String, String> compactionPolicyProperties = new HashMap<String, String>();
+                Map<String, String> compactionPolicyProperties = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
                 String key;
                 String value;
                 while (cursor.next()) {
@@ -379,10 +380,8 @@
         IACursor cursor = list.getCursor();
         while (cursor.next()) {
             ARecord field = (ARecord) cursor.get();
-            key = ((AString) field.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.PROPERTIES_NAME_FIELD_INDEX))
-                    .getStringValue();
-            value = ((AString) field.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.PROPERTIES_VALUE_FIELD_INDEX))
-                    .getStringValue();
+            key = ((AString) field.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.PROPERTIES_NAME_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
+            value = ((AString) field.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.PROPERTIES_VALUE_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
             hints.put(key, value);
         }
         return hints;