diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 6adc27786..1ed03bb9e 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -1376,10 +1376,10 @@ def modify_items(lib, mods, dels, query, write, move, album, confirm):
     # objects.
     print_(u'Modifying {0} {1}s.'
            .format(len(objs), u'album' if album else u'item'))
-    changed = set()
+    changed = []
     for obj in objs:
-        if print_and_modify(obj, mods, dels):
-            changed.add(obj)
+        if print_and_modify(obj, mods, dels) and obj not in changed:
+            changed.append(obj)
 
     # Still something to do?
     if not changed:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1c21bf834..d08c0732f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ Fixes:
 * Missing album art file during an update no longer causes a fatal exception
   (instead, an error is logged and the missing file path is removed from the
   library). :bug:`3030`
-  
+* Fixed the ordering of items when manually selecting changes while updating
+  tags
+  Thanks to :user:`TaizoSimpson`.
+  :bug:`3501`
 * Confusing typo when the convert plugin copies the art covers.
 
+
+
 .. _python-itunes: https://github.com/ocelma/python-itunes
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_filefilter.py b/test/test_filefilter.py
index e7a4119d4..57310fd2a 100644
--- a/test/test_filefilter.py
+++ b/test/test_filefilter.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class FileFilterPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, ImportHelper):
 
     # Global options
     def test_import_global(self):
-        config['filefilter']['path'] = '.*track_1.*\.mp3'
+        config['filefilter']['path'] = '.*track_1.*\\.mp3'
         self.__run([
             'Album: %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_path),
             '  %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_paths[0]),
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class FileFilterPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, ImportHelper):
 
     # Album options
     def test_import_album(self):
-        config['filefilter']['album_path'] = '.*track_1.*\.mp3'
+        config['filefilter']['album_path'] = '.*track_1.*\\.mp3'
         self.__run([
             'Album: %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_path),
             '  %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_paths[0]),
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class FileFilterPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, ImportHelper):
 
     # Singleton options
     def test_import_singleton(self):
-        config['filefilter']['singleton_path'] = '.*track_1.*\.mp3'
+        config['filefilter']['singleton_path'] = '.*track_1.*\\.mp3'
         self.__run([
             'Singleton: %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_paths[0]),
             'Singleton: %s' % displayable_path(self.misc_paths[0])
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ class FileFilterPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, ImportHelper):
 
     # Album and singleton options
     def test_import_both(self):
-        config['filefilter']['album_path'] = '.*track_1.*\.mp3'
-        config['filefilter']['singleton_path'] = '.*track_2.*\.mp3'
+        config['filefilter']['album_path'] = '.*track_1.*\\.mp3'
+        config['filefilter']['singleton_path'] = '.*track_2.*\\.mp3'
         self.__run([
             'Album: %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_path),
             '  %s' % displayable_path(self.artist_paths[0]),
diff --git a/test/test_lyrics.py b/test/test_lyrics.py
index 398314ba6..4d48ed9ed 100644
--- a/test/test_lyrics.py
+++ b/test/test_lyrics.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class LyricsPluginTest(unittest.TestCase):
                    one
                   <br class='myclass'>
                   two  !
-                  <br><br \>
+                  <br><br \\>
                   <blink>four</blink>"""
         self.assertEqual(lyrics._scrape_strip_cruft(text, True),
                          "one\ntwo !\n\nfour")
diff --git a/test/test_player.py b/test/test_player.py
index 0a576f0ba..523a39d1b 100644
--- a/test/test_player.py
+++ b/test/test_player.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class CommandParseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_backslash_in_arg(self):
         s = r'command "hello \\ there"'
         c = bpd.Command(s)
-        self.assertEqual(c.args, [u'hello \ there'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.args, [u'hello \\ there'])
 
 
 def suite():
diff --git a/test/test_the.py b/test/test_the.py
index 72e9bf161..263446b92 100644
--- a/test/test_the.py
+++ b/test/test_the.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ThePluginTest(_common.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ThePlugin().the_template_func(u'An A'), u'A, An')
 
     def test_custom_pattern(self):
-        config['the']['patterns'] = [u'^test\s']
+        config['the']['patterns'] = [u'^test\\s']
         config['the']['format'] = FORMAT
         self.assertEqual(ThePlugin().the_template_func(u'test passed'),
                          u'passed, test')