diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/services_dnsmasq.php b/src/usr/local/www/services_dnsmasq.php
index ff664e5524..64c6fcdb50 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/services_dnsmasq.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/services_dnsmasq.php
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ if ($_POST['save']) {
 
 if ($_POST['act'] == "del") {
 	if ($_POST['type'] == 'host') {
+		// it gets sorted by hostname on load
+		// sort it by index so it deletes the correct one.
+		usort($a_hosts, function($a,$b){
+			return($a['idx'] > $b['idx']);
+		});
+
 		if ($a_hosts[$_POST['id']]) {
 			unset($a_hosts[$_POST['id']]);
 			write_config();
@@ -196,6 +202,12 @@ if ($_POST['act'] == "del") {
 			exit;
 		}
 	} elseif ($_POST['type'] == 'doverride') {
+		// gets sorted by name on load
+		// sort by index to delete the correct one.
+		usort($a_domainOverrides, function($a,$b){
+			return($a['idx'] > $b['idx']);
+		});
+
 		if ($a_domainOverrides[$_POST['id']]) {
 			unset($a_domainOverrides[$_POST['id']]);
 			write_config();