diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9ef826..f4f6c0b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ bregr_*.tar.gz
 
 bregr_models
 .Rapp.history
+*.png
+demo_fix.R
diff --git a/R/04-show.R b/R/04-show.R
index 1dfc86c..c1572e6 100644
--- a/R/04-show.R
+++ b/R/04-show.R
@@ -654,8 +654,12 @@ br_show_survival_curves <- function(breg,
     lower = surv_summary$lower
   )
 
-  # Clean group names
+  # Clean group names while preserving factor level order
   plot_data$group <- gsub(".*=", "", plot_data$group)
+  
+  # Convert back to factor with the same level order as the original group_labels
+  # to ensure correct legend ordering
+  plot_data$group <- factor(plot_data$group, levels = group_labels)
 
   # Create the plot
   if (is.null(title)) {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2292e49..601f28c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ mds_p <- br_pipeline(
   n_workers = 3
 )
 #> exponentiate estimates of model(s) constructed from coxph method at default
-#> ■■■■■■■                           20% | ETA:  6s
-#> ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■               60% | ETA:  7s
+#> ■■■■■■■                           20% | ETA: 46s
 #>                                                  
 ```
 
@@ -426,10 +425,10 @@ site](https://wanglabcsu.github.io/bregr/).
 
 ``` r
 covr::package_coverage()
-#> bregr Coverage: 76.26%
+#> bregr Coverage: 76.48%
 #> R/98-utils.R: 51.14%
 #> R/03-accessors.R: 72.50%
-#> R/04-show.R: 75.31%
+#> R/04-show.R: 75.87%
 #> R/02-pipeline.R: 76.32%
 #> R/06-avail.R: 78.57%
 #> R/01-class.R: 90.70%
diff --git a/man/figures/README-unnamed-chunk-12-1.png b/man/figures/README-unnamed-chunk-12-1.png
index c05d21f..e38ce72 100644
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diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-survival-legend-order.R b/tests/testthat/test-survival-legend-order.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b53bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-survival-legend-order.R
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+test_that("br_show_survival_curves legend shows groups in correct order", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("survival")
+  skip_if_not_installed("ggplot2")
+  
+  library(bregr)
+  library(ggplot2)
+  
+  # Create test data with predictable risk scores
+  set.seed(123)
+  n <- 100
+  test_data <- data.frame(
+    time = rexp(n, 0.01),
+    status = rbinom(n, 1, 0.7),
+    risk_score = c(
+      rnorm(33, -1, 0.2),  # Low scores for low risk
+      rnorm(33, 0, 0.2),   # Medium scores for medium risk
+      rnorm(34, 1, 0.2)    # High scores for high risk
+    ),
+    age = rnorm(n, 60, 10),
+    sex = factor(sample(c("M", "F"), n, replace = TRUE))
+  )
+  
+  # Create breg object with Cox regression
+  breg_obj <- br_pipeline(
+    test_data,
+    y = c("time", "status"),
+    x = "risk_score", 
+    x2 = "sex",
+    method = "coxph"
+  )
+  
+  # Test 3 groups - should be "Low Risk", "Medium Risk", "High Risk"
+  p3 <- br_show_survival_curves(breg_obj, n_groups = 3)
+  expect_s3_class(p3, "ggplot")
+  
+  # The legend order should be determined by factor levels in the plot data
+  # Check that the group factor has the correct levels in the right order
+  plot_data <- ggplot_build(p3)$data[[1]]
+  
+  # For 3 groups, the factor levels should be Low Risk, Medium Risk, High Risk
+  expected_levels <- c("Low Risk", "Medium Risk", "High Risk")
+  
+  # Since the plot data group column should be numeric references to factor levels,
+  # let's check the underlying plot object instead
+  plot_env <- ggplot2::ggplot_build(p3)
+  
+  # Better approach: check that when we build the plot, the groups appear in expected order
+  # The group numbers should correspond to factor levels, so group 1 = Low Risk, etc.
+  unique_groups_nums <- sort(unique(plot_data$group))
+  expect_equal(length(unique_groups_nums), 3)
+  expect_equal(unique_groups_nums, c(1, 2, 3))
+  
+  # Test 5 groups - should be "Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4", "Q5"  
+  p5 <- br_show_survival_curves(breg_obj, n_groups = 5)
+  expect_s3_class(p5, "ggplot")
+  
+  # Extract the plot data to check legend order
+  plot_data5 <- ggplot_build(p5)$data[[1]]
+  unique_groups5_nums <- sort(unique(plot_data5$group))
+  
+  # Groups should be numbered 1-5 corresponding to Q1-Q5
+  expect_equal(length(unique_groups5_nums), 5)
+  expect_equal(unique_groups5_nums, c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
+})
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