diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.spec.ts b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.spec.ts
index 8333f26604..a7aace6980 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.spec.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,34 @@ describe('Calculates Dependencies Between Apps and Libs', () => {
 
       expect(deps).toEqual({ app1: ['app1'] });
     });
+
+    it('should handle projects with the names starting with the same string', () => {
+      const deps = dependencies(
+        'nrwl',
+        [
+          {
+            name: 'aa',
+            files: ['aa.ts'],
+            isApp: true
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'aa/bb',
+            files: ['bb.ts'],
+            isApp: true
+          }
+        ],
+        file => {
+          switch (file) {
+            case 'aa.ts':
+              return `import '@nrwl/aa/bb'`;
+            case 'bb.ts':
+              return '';
+          }
+        }
+      );
+
+      expect(deps).toEqual({ aa: ['aa', 'aa/bb'], 'aa/bb': ['aa/bb'] });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('affectedApps', () => {
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ describe('Calculates Dependencies Between Apps and Libs', () => {
         ['package.json']
       );
 
-      expect(affected).toEqual(['app1', 'app2']);
+      expect(affected).toEqual(['app2', 'app1']);
     });
 
     it('should handle slashes', () => {
@@ -289,7 +317,7 @@ describe('Calculates Dependencies Between Apps and Libs', () => {
         ['app1.ts']
       );
 
-      expect(affected).toEqual(['app1', 'app2']);
+      expect(affected).toEqual(['app2', 'app1']);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.ts b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.ts
index 60eccbe4a8..02711443e6 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/affected-apps.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ export function dependencies(
 class Deps {
   private deps: { [appName: string]: string[] };
 
-  constructor(private npmScope: string, private projects: Project[], private fileRead: (s: string) => string) {}
+  constructor(private npmScope: string, private projects: Project[], private fileRead: (s: string) => string) {
+    this.projects.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (!a.name) return -1;
+      if (!b.name) return -1;
+      return a.name.length > b.name.length ? -1 : 1;
+    });
+  }
 
   calculateDeps() {
     this.deps = this.projects.reduce((m, c) => ({ ...m, [c.name]: [] }), {});