diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/set_password_hashing_algorithm/set_password_hashing_algorithm_systemauth/oval/shared.xml b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/set_password_hashing_algorithm/set_password_hashing_algorithm_systemauth/oval/shared.xml
index c599abe49f55..7b4211a6cd3c 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/set_password_hashing_algorithm/set_password_hashing_algorithm_systemauth/oval/shared.xml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/set_password_hashing_algorithm/set_password_hashing_algorithm_systemauth/oval/shared.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   {{% endif %}}
 
   {{% set pam_unix_algorithms = "(sha512|yescrypt|gost_yescrypt|blowfish|sha256|md5|bigcrypt)" %}}
-  {{% set hashing_pattern = line_pattern + "(?!.*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ".*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ").*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ".*$" %}}
+  {{% set hashing_pattern = line_pattern + "(?!.*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ".*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ")[^#]*" + pam_unix_algorithms + ".*$" %}}
 
   <!--
     In addition to the pam file, what usually differ between products are the controls in the