diff --git a/deploy/sbom/resolve_licenses.py b/deploy/sbom/resolve_licenses.py
index fbdfc5fa5..6082f823c 100644
--- a/deploy/sbom/resolve_licenses.py
+++ b/deploy/sbom/resolve_licenses.py
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ def needs_fix(comp: dict) -> bool:
     if not licenses:
         return True
     for entry in licenses:
+        if "expression" in entry:
+            if entry["expression"].startswith("sha256:"):
+                return True
+            continue
         lic = entry.get("license", {})
         lid = lic.get("id", "")
         lname = lic.get("name", "")
diff --git a/deploy/sbom/test_resolve_licenses.py b/deploy/sbom/test_resolve_licenses.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c01e1cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/sbom/test_resolve_licenses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""Tests for deploy/sbom/resolve_licenses.py."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
+from resolve_licenses import needs_fix
+
+
+def test_empty_licenses_needs_fix() -> None:
+    assert needs_fix({"licenses": []})
+
+
+def test_no_licenses_key_needs_fix() -> None:
+    assert needs_fix({})
+
+
+def test_sha256_in_license_id_needs_fix() -> None:
+    assert needs_fix({"licenses": [{"license": {"id": "sha256:abc123"}}]})
+
+
+def test_sha256_in_license_name_needs_fix() -> None:
+    assert needs_fix({"licenses": [{"license": {"name": "sha256:abc123"}}]})
+
+
+def test_sha256_expression_needs_fix() -> None:
+    assert needs_fix({"licenses": [{"expression": "sha256:abc123"}]})
+
+
+def test_valid_spdx_expression_no_fix() -> None:
+    assert not needs_fix({"licenses": [{"expression": "MIT OR Apache-2.0"}]})
+
+
+def test_valid_license_id_no_fix() -> None:
+    assert not needs_fix({"licenses": [{"license": {"id": "MIT"}}]})
+
+
+def test_valid_license_name_no_fix() -> None:
+    assert not needs_fix({"licenses": [{"license": {"name": "MIT"}}]})