diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
index d6a6f07e6ad4d654f236418be20614a12e367b0a..bf4ac9792ba755a7c44e9af4a8fa59c4c7b2aa49 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export abstract class FilterViewPaneContainer extends ViewPaneContainer {
 	}
 
 	onDidAddViewDescriptors(added: IAddedViewDescriptorRef[]): ViewPane[] {
-		const panes: ViewPane[] = super.onDidAddViewDescriptors(added);
+		const panes: ViewPane[] = super.onDidAddViewDescriptors(added.sort((a, b) => a.index - b.index));
 		for (let i = 0; i < added.length; i++) {
 			if (this.constantViewDescriptors.has(added[i].viewDescriptor.id)) {
 				panes[i].setExpanded(false);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remote.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remote.ts
index 74e9b7d37da0cf228879d8282e8a2f1becbcf1d5..9f271e339374208e67e44c14c11f76f4e1de4aa9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remote.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remote.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ class HelpPanelDescriptor implements IViewDescriptor {
 	readonly canToggleVisibility = true;
 	readonly hideByDefault = false;
 	readonly group = 'help@50';
+	readonly order = -10;
 
 	constructor(viewModel: IViewModel) {
 		this.ctorDescriptor = new SyncDescriptor(HelpPanel, [viewModel]);