diff --git a/common/src/stack/report-system/command/report/system/tests/test_sles_patch.py b/common/src/stack/report-system/command/report/system/tests/test_sles_patch.py
index 9ec88a3ce..5d5f6c92f 100644
--- a/common/src/stack/report-system/command/report/system/tests/test_sles_patch.py
+++ b/common/src/stack/report-system/command/report/system/tests/test_sles_patch.py
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
 
 
 # Returns hash of filename
-def get_hash(filename):
-	hasher = hashlib.md5()
+def get_hash(filename, sles):
+	# SLES15 uses sha256
+	if '15sp' in sles:
+		hasher = hashlib.sha256()
+	else:
+		hasher = hashlib.md5()
+
 	with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
 		hasher.update(f.read())
 
@@ -18,9 +23,10 @@ def get_hash(filename):
 def test_sles_pallet_patched(host, report_output):
 	total_matched = []
 	base_dir = '/export/stack/pallets/SLES/'
-	sles_flavors = os.listdir(base_dir)
-	if not sles_flavors:
+	if not os.path.isdir(base_dir):
 		pytest.skip('No SLES pallet found - skipping patch check')
+	sles_flavors = os.listdir(base_dir)
+	assert sles_flavors
 
 	# Find out where is stack-sles*images*.rpm file(s)
 	result = host.run('find /export/stack/pallets/stacki/ -name "*stack-sles-*.rpm"')
@@ -90,19 +96,16 @@ def test_sles_pallet_patched(host, report_output):
 				file_to_check = this_list[0]
 				assert os.path.exists(file_to_check) 
 				hash_value = this_list[3]
-				# Grab hash for this file in patch directory and compare against hash from img file. They should match
-				if get_hash(file_to_check) == hash_value:
-					matched_list.append(file_to_check)
 
-				# Grab hash for this file in SLES pallet directory and compare against hash from img file. They should match
+				# Grab hash for this file in patch directory and SLES pallet directory and compare against hash from img file. They should match
 				# Need to build the equivalent path first
 				temp_path_list = file_to_check.split('add-stacki-squashfs')	
 				temp_path = sles_pallet_root + temp_path_list[1]
-				if get_hash(temp_path) == hash_value:
+				if get_hash(file_to_check,sles_flavor) == hash_value and get_hash(temp_path, sles_flavor) == hash_value:
 					matched_list.append(file_to_check)
 
-			# Check if we found hash match as expected	
-			if matched_list and len(matched_list) == len(patch_files)*2: 
+			# Check if we found hash match as expected. Should be 4 files.	
+			if matched_list and len(matched_list) == 4: 
 				found_source = True
 				# trim the string
 				temp_path = rpm.split('stacki/')[1]