diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 06e98d2..7569335 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import random
 import sqlite3
 import tempfile
 import time
+import types
 
 from voussoirkit import cacheclass
 from voussoirkit import configlayers
@@ -268,6 +269,8 @@ class PDBCacheManagerMixin:
             return exp
         except KeyError:
             exp = function(**kwargs)
+            if isinstance(exp, types.GeneratorType):
+                exp = tuple(exp)
             self.caches['tag_exports'][key] = exp
             return exp
 
diff --git a/etiquette/tag_export.py b/etiquette/tag_export.py
index b279928..06133c8 100644
--- a/etiquette/tag_export.py
+++ b/etiquette/tag_export.py
@@ -12,19 +12,20 @@ def easybake(tags, include_synonyms=True, with_objects=False):
     people.family.mother
     people.family.mother+mom
     '''
-    lines = []
+    tags = sorted(tags)
     for tag in tags:
         if with_objects:
             my_line = (tag.name, tag)
         else:
             my_line = tag.name
-        lines.append(my_line)
+
+        yield my_line
 
         if include_synonyms:
-            syn_lines = [f'{tag.name}+{syn}' for syn in tag.get_synonyms()]
+            syn_lines = [f'{tag.name}+{syn}' for syn in sorted(tag.get_synonyms())]
             if with_objects:
                 syn_lines = [(line, tag) for line in syn_lines]
-            lines.extend(syn_lines)
+            yield from syn_lines
 
         child_lines = easybake(
             tag.get_children(),
@@ -32,13 +33,10 @@ def easybake(tags, include_synonyms=True, with_objects=False):
             with_objects=with_objects,
         )
         if with_objects:
-            child_lines = [(f'{tag.name}.{line[0]}', line[1]) for line in child_lines]
+            child_lines = ((f'{tag.name}.{line[0]}', line[1]) for line in child_lines)
         else:
-            child_lines = [f'{tag.name}.{line}' for line in child_lines]
-        lines.extend(child_lines)
-
-    lines.sort()
-    return lines
+            child_lines = (f'{tag.name}.{line}' for line in child_lines)
+        yield from child_lines
 
 def flat_dict(tags, include_synonyms=True):
     '''
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/backend/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py b/frontends/etiquette_flask/backend/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
index a59eff8..8d31d9c 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/backend/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/backend/endpoints/tag_endpoints.py
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ def get_tags_html(specific_tag_name=None):
         tags = [specific_tag]
         tag_count = sum(1 for child in specific_tag.walk_children())
 
-    tags = list(common.P.get_cached_tag_export(
+    tags = common.P.get_cached_tag_export(
         'easybake',
         tags=tags,
         include_synonyms=False,
         with_objects=True,
-    ))
+    )
 
     response = common.render_template(
         request,