diff --git a/src/cli/gateway-cli/register.ts b/src/cli/gateway-cli/register.ts
index 9ae380e4de6..05185f3ca56 100644
--- a/src/cli/gateway-cli/register.ts
+++ b/src/cli/gateway-cli/register.ts
@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ export function registerGatewayCli(program: Command) {
         );
 
         const deduped = dedupeBeacons(beacons).toSorted((a, b) =>
-          String(a.displayName || a.instanceName).localeCompare(
-            String(b.displayName || b.instanceName),
-          ),
+          (a.displayName || a.instanceName).localeCompare(b.displayName || b.instanceName),
         );
 
         if (opts.json) {