diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
index 45a9d4fa2..cb93f7736 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import org.bukkit.World;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
+import java.util.Queue;
 
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tl;
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ public class Commandnear extends EssentialsCommand {
         final long radiusSquared = radius * radius;
         boolean showHidden = user.canInteractVanished();
 
+        Queue<User> nearbyPlayers = new PriorityQueue<>((o1, o2) -> (int) (o1.getLocation().distanceSquared(loc) - o2.getLocation().distanceSquared(loc)));
+
         for (User player : ess.getOnlineUsers()) {
             if (!player.equals(user) && (!player.isHidden(user.getBase()) || showHidden || user.getBase().canSee(player.getBase()))) {
                 final Location playerLoc = player.getLocation();
@@ -92,13 +96,19 @@ public class Commandnear extends EssentialsCommand {
 
                 final long delta = (long) playerLoc.distanceSquared(loc);
                 if (delta < radiusSquared) {
-                    if (output.length() > 0) {
-                        output.append(", ");
-                    }
-                    output.append(player.getDisplayName()).append("§f(§4").append((long) Math.sqrt(delta)).append("m§f)");
+                    nearbyPlayers.offer(player);
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        while (!nearbyPlayers.isEmpty()) {
+            if (output.length() > 0) {
+                output.append(", ");
+            }
+            User nearbyPlayer = nearbyPlayers.poll();
+            output.append(nearbyPlayer.getDisplayName()).append("§f(§4").append((long) nearbyPlayer.getLocation().distance(loc)).append("m§f)");
+        }
+
         return output.length() > 1 ? output.toString() : tl("none");
     }