diff --git a/lib/db_ido/dbconnection.cpp b/lib/db_ido/dbconnection.cpp
index 8407a5747..1d4e22829 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido/dbconnection.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido/dbconnection.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ void DbConnection::UpdateObject(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
 
 			Dictionary::Ptr configFields = dbobj->GetConfigFields();
 			String configHash = dbobj->CalculateConfigHash(configFields);
+			ASSERT(configHash.GetLength() <= 64);
 			configFields->Set("config_hash", configHash);
 
 			String cachedHash = GetConfigHash(dbobj);
diff --git a/lib/db_ido/userdbobject.cpp b/lib/db_ido/userdbobject.cpp
index bedada1aa..aa3b11314 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido/userdbobject.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido/userdbobject.cpp
@@ -174,5 +174,5 @@ String UserDbObject::CalculateConfigHash(const Dictionary::Ptr& configFields) co
 	if (groups)
 		hashData += DbObject::HashValue(groups);
 
-	return hashData;
+	return SHA256(hashData);
 }