diff --git a/automation_tools/sha_update_list.cfg b/automation_tools/sha_update_list.cfg
index 4c50bed1..6004513e 100644
--- a/automation_tools/sha_update_list.cfg
+++ b/automation_tools/sha_update_list.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # The proper format for this file is
 # URL^PLACEHOLDERTEXT
-https://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/cores/DOOM/Doom%20%28Shareware%29.zip^DOOMSHA
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+https://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/cores/DOOM/Doom%20%28Shareware%29.zip^DOOMSHAPLACEHOLDER
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diff --git a/automation_tools/update_sha.sh b/automation_tools/update_sha.sh
index 6514e6a7..ad31d3ce 100644
--- a/automation_tools/update_sha.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/update_sha.sh
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ echo
 
 while IFS="^" read -r url placeholder
 do
-  echo
-  echo "Placeholder text: $placeholder"
-  echo "URL to hash: $url"
-  echo
-  hash=$(curl -sL "$url" | sha256sum | cut -d ' ' -f1)
-  echo "Hash found: $hash"
-  sed -i 's^'"$placeholder"'^'"$hash"'^' $rd_manifest
+  if [[ ! $url == "#"* ]]; then
+    echo
+    echo "Placeholder text: $placeholder"
+    echo "URL to hash: $url"
+    echo
+    hash=$(curl -sL "$url" | sha256sum | cut -d ' ' -f1)
+    echo "Hash found: $hash"
+    /bin/sed -i 's^'"$placeholder"'^'"$hash"'^' $rd_manifest
+  fi
 done < "$sha_update_list"
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