diff --git a/src/config/settings.py b/src/config/settings.py
index 85888623..362efbf5 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/config/settings.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def set(
 
         # hashi vault configuration
         if hashi_vault_key_paths is not None:
-            if sorted(list(set(hashi_vault_key_paths))) != sorted(hashi_vault_key_paths):
+            if len(set(hashi_vault_key_paths)) != len(hashi_vault_key_paths):
                 raise RuntimeError('Found duplicate addresses in hashi vault key paths')
 
         self.hashi_vault_url = hashi_vault_url