diff --git a/src/rules/sort-collections.ts b/src/rules/sort-collections.ts
index a47d7a41..f24b09e3 100644
--- a/src/rules/sort-collections.ts
+++ b/src/rules/sort-collections.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export const rule = createRule<Options>({
 					toSort.includes(key.value)
 				) {
 					const currentOrder = collection.properties;
+					const scripts = new Set(
+						currentOrder.map(
+							(prop) => (prop.key as AST.JSONStringLiteral).value,
+						),
+					);
+
 					const desiredOrder = currentOrder.slice().sort((a, b) => {
 						let aKey = (a.key as AST.JSONStringLiteral).value;
 						let bKey = (b.key as AST.JSONStringLiteral).value;
@@ -38,18 +44,30 @@ export const rule = createRule<Options>({
 						} else {
 							let modifier = 0;
 
-							if (aKey.startsWith("pre")) {
+							if (
+								aKey.startsWith("pre") &&
+								scripts.has(aKey.substring(3))
+							) {
 								aKey = aKey.substring(3);
 								modifier -= 1;
-							} else if (aKey.startsWith("post")) {
+							} else if (
+								aKey.startsWith("post") &&
+								scripts.has(aKey.substring(4))
+							) {
 								aKey = aKey.substring(4);
 								modifier += 1;
 							}
 
-							if (bKey.startsWith("pre")) {
+							if (
+								bKey.startsWith("pre") &&
+								scripts.has(bKey.substring(3))
+							) {
 								bKey = bKey.substring(3);
 								modifier += 1;
-							} else if (bKey.startsWith("post")) {
+							} else if (
+								bKey.startsWith("post") &&
+								scripts.has(bKey.substring(4))
+							) {
 								bKey = bKey.substring(4);
 								modifier -= 1;
 							}
diff --git a/src/tests/rules/sort-collections.test.ts b/src/tests/rules/sort-collections.test.ts
index 1e04ec9a..17f35567 100644
--- a/src/tests/rules/sort-collections.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/rules/sort-collections.test.ts
@@ -112,5 +112,29 @@ ruleTester.run("sort-collections", rule, {
 			filename: "not-a-package.json",
 			options: [["devDependencies"]],
 		},
+		{
+			code: `{
+	"scripts": {
+		"lint": "echo test",
+        "poster": "echo test"
+	}
+}`,
+		},
+		{
+			code: `{
+	"scripts": {
+		"pretest": "echo test",
+        "watch": "echo test"
+	}
+}`,
+		},
+		{
+			code: `{
+	"scripts": {
+        "postwatch": "echo test",
+		"pretest": "echo test"
+	}
+}`,
+		},
 	],
 });