diff --git a/cmd/instance_config.go b/cmd/instance_config.go
index 6cb4836..f911a5b 100644
--- a/cmd/instance_config.go
+++ b/cmd/instance_config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -9,6 +10,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// formatValue formats a configuration value, avoiding scientific notation for numbers
+func formatValue(value interface{}) string {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case float64:
+		// If it's a whole number, display as integer
+		if v == float64(int64(v)) {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%.0f", v)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
+	}
+}
+
 var instanceConfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "config",
 	Short: "Manage RabbitMQ configuration",
@@ -55,8 +70,16 @@ var instanceConfigListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		fmt.Printf("%-40s %-30s\n", "---", "-----")
 
 		// Print configuration data
-		for key, value := range config {
-			valueStr := fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)
+		// Extract and sort keys alphabetically
+		keys := make([]string, 0, len(config))
+		for key := range config {
+			keys = append(keys, key)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(keys)
+
+		// Print sorted configuration
+		for _, key := range keys {
+			valueStr := formatValue(config[key])
 			if len(valueStr) > 30 {
 				valueStr = valueStr[:27] + "..."
 			}
@@ -96,7 +119,8 @@ var instanceConfigGetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if value, exists := config[settingName]; exists {
-			fmt.Printf("%s: %v\n", settingName, value)
+			valueStr := formatValue(value)
+			fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", settingName, valueStr)
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("Setting '%s' not found\n", settingName)
 		}