diff --git a/changes/fingerprint.go b/changes/fingerprint.go
index 2af020ab..c652de3b 100644
--- a/changes/fingerprint.go
+++ b/changes/fingerprint.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 		"DURATION", `\s+\d+(.\d+){0,1}(ms|s|h|d|m)`,
 		"SHA256", `[a-z0-9]{64}`,
 		"NUMBER", `^\d+$`,
+		"HEX16", `[0-9a-f]{16}`, // matches a 16 character long hex string
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/changes/fingerprint_test.go b/changes/fingerprint_test.go
index e36451bf..b7db349b 100644
--- a/changes/fingerprint_test.go
+++ b/changes/fingerprint_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ var _ = Describe("Change Fingerprints", func() {
 		Expect(err2).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(fp1).To(Equal(fp2))
 	})
+
+	It("16 character long hex should be ignored", func() {
+		fp1, err1 := changes.Fingerprint(readChange("helm_upgrade_failed.json"))
+		fp2, err2 := changes.Fingerprint(readChange("helm_upgrade_failed_2.json"))
+		Expect(err1).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err2).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(fp1).To(Equal(fp2))
+	})
 })
 
 func TestChangeFingerprints(t *testing.T) {
-
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Change Fingerprints Suite")
 }
diff --git a/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed.json b/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d6684a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "details": {
+    "reason": "UpgradeFailed",
+    "source": {
+      "component": "helm-controller"
+    },
+    "message": "Helm upgrade failed for release mission-control-agent/mission-control-kubernetes-bundle with chart mission-control-kubernetes@0.1.69: values don't meet the specifications of the schema(s) in the following chart(s):\nmission-control-kubernetes:\n- (root): Additional property interval is not allowed\n\nLast Helm logs:\n\n2024-10-09T04:46:13.116068801Z: preparing upgrade for mission-control-kubernetes-bundle\n2024-10-09T04:46:13.156697628Z: resetting values to the chart's original version",
+    "metadata": {
+      "uid": "852af766-4928-49d5-a2a6-a5668e3715e3",
+      "name": "mission-control-kubernetes-bundle.17fcaf5d944b5886",
+      "namespace": "mission-control-agent",
+      "annotations": {
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/token": "sha256:eb7505628756567105a575c2dcaf473756212793a2b43537b976db9e18c7b233",
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/revision": "0.1.69",
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/app-version": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "resourceVersion": "43136301",
+      "creationTimestamp": "2024-10-09T04:46:13Z"
+    },
+    "involvedObject": {
+      "uid": "e280b462-01b2-41a4-a53a-50541240a3e2",
+      "kind": "HelmRelease",
+      "name": "mission-control-kubernetes-bundle",
+      "namespace": "mission-control-agent",
+      "apiVersion": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2",
+      "resourceVersion": "43130040"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed_2.json b/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed_2.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e659b794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/testdata/helm_upgrade_failed_2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "details": {
+    "reason": "UpgradeFailed",
+    "source": {
+      "component": "helm-controller"
+    },
+    "message": "Helm upgrade failed for release mission-control-agent/mission-control-kubernetes-bundle with chart mission-control-kubernetes@0.1.69: values don't meet the specifications of the schema(s) in the following chart(s):\nmission-control-kubernetes:\n- (root): Additional property interval is not allowed\n\nLast Helm logs:\n\n2024-10-09T03:31:10.99090145Z: preparing upgrade for mission-control-kubernetes-bundle\n2024-10-09T03:31:11.022444234Z: resetting values to the chart's original version",
+    "metadata": {
+      "uid": "552e28a9-54a4-4ba7-8dc2-a68924cbba60",
+      "name": "mission-control-kubernetes-bundle.17fcab45546704af",
+      "namespace": "mission-control-agent",
+      "annotations": {
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/token": "sha256:eb7505628756567105a575c2dcaf473756212793a2b43537b976db9e18c7b233",
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/revision": "0.1.69",
+        "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/app-version": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "resourceVersion": "43130433",
+      "creationTimestamp": "2024-10-09T03:31:11Z"
+    },
+    "involvedObject": {
+      "uid": "e280b462-01b2-41a4-a53a-50541240a3e2",
+      "kind": "HelmRelease",
+      "name": "mission-control-kubernetes-bundle",
+      "namespace": "mission-control-agent",
+      "apiVersion": "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2",
+      "resourceVersion": "43098665"
+    }
+  }
+}