diff --git a/scripts/plot_whisker.py b/scripts/plot_whisker.py
index 701078a..044f84b 100755
--- a/scripts/plot_whisker.py
+++ b/scripts/plot_whisker.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-with open(args.file) as f:
+with open(args.file, encoding='utf-8') as f:
     results = json.load(f)["results"]
 
 if args.labels:
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ if args.labels:
 else:
     labels = [b["command"] for b in results]
 times = [b["times"] for b in results]
+medians = [b["median"] for b in results]
+
+indices = sorted(range(len(labels)), key=lambda k: medians[k])
+labels = [labels[i] for i in indices]
+times = [times[i] for i in indices]
 
 boxplot = plt.boxplot(times, vert=True, patch_artist=True)
 cmap = plt.get_cmap("rainbow")
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ if args.title:
 plt.legend(handles=boxplot["boxes"], labels=labels, loc="best", fontsize="medium")
 plt.ylabel("Time [s]")
 plt.ylim(0, None)
+plt.xticks(list(range(1, len(labels)+1)), labels, rotation=45)
 if args.output:
     plt.savefig(args.output)
 else: