diff --git a/src/towncrier/_builder.py b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
index eecd7de5..b93550a1 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_builder.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def split_fragments(fragments, definitions):
             if definitions[category]["showcontent"] is False:
                 content = u""
 
-            texts = section.get(category, {})
+            texts = section.get(category, OrderedDict())
 
             if texts.get(content):
                 texts[content] = sorted(texts[content] + [ticket])
diff --git a/src/towncrier/test/test_write.py b/src/towncrier/test/test_write.py
index fd7a66d4..5205bb9b 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/test/test_write.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/test/test_write.py
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ class WritingTests(TestCase):
     def test_append_at_top(self):
 
         fragments = OrderedDict([
-            ("", {
-                ("142", "misc", 0): u"",
-                ("1", "misc", 0): u"",
-                ("4", "feature", 0): u"Stuff!",
-                ("4", "feature", 1): u"Second Stuff!",
-                ("2", "feature", 0): u"Foo added.",
-                ("72", "feature", 0): u"Foo added.",
-            }),
+            ("", OrderedDict([
+                (("142", "misc", 0), u""),
+                (("1", "misc", 0), u""),
+                (("4", "feature", 0), u"Stuff!"),
+                (("4", "feature", 1), u"Second Stuff!"),
+                (("2", "feature", 0), u"Foo added."),
+                (("72", "feature", 0), u"Foo added."),
+            ])),
             ("Names", {}),
             ("Web", {
                 ("3", "bugfix", 0): u"Web fixed.",