diff --git a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Ignore.pm b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Ignore.pm
index 5d8290f0b..246236e34 100644
--- a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Ignore.pm
+++ b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Ignore.pm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sub add_glob ($self) {
 
 sub add_match ($self) {
   my $validation = $self->validation;
-  $validation->required('hash')->like(qr/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/i);
+  $validation->required('hash')->like(qr/^(?:[a-f0-9]{32}|manual-\w+)$/i);
   $validation->required('package');
   $validation->optional('delay')->num;
   $validation->optional('contributor');
diff --git a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
index 833b6223a..21e950247 100644
--- a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
+++ b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sub edit ($self) {
 
 sub from_file ($self) {
   my $v = $self->validation;
-  $v->optional('hash')->like(qr/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/i);
+  $v->optional('hash')->like(qr/^(?:[a-f0-9]{32}|manual-\w+)$/i);
   $v->optional('from');
   return $self->reply->json_validation_error if $v->has_error;