diff --git a/src/libutil/hash.cc b/src/libutil/hash.cc
index f44210737..70a18f9a0 100644
--- a/src/libutil/hash.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/hash.cc
@@ -133,68 +133,66 @@ std::string Hash::to_string(Base base, bool includeType) const
 Hash::Hash(std::string_view s, HashType type) : Hash(s, std::optional { type }) { }
 Hash::Hash(std::string_view s) : Hash(s, std::optional<HashType>{}) { }
 
-Hash::Hash(std::string_view s, std::optional<HashType> optType)
+Hash::Hash(std::string_view original, std::optional<HashType> optType)
 {
+    auto rest = original;
+
     size_t pos = 0;
     bool isSRI = false;
 
-    // Find the : or - separater, and set `isSRI` to the correct value
-    auto sep = s.find(':');
-    if (sep == std::string_view::npos) {
-        sep = s.find('-');
-        if (sep != std::string_view::npos)
-            isSRI = true;
-    }
-
     // Parse the has type before the separater, if there was one.
     std::optional<HashType> optParsedType;
-    if (sep != std::string_view::npos) {
-        auto hts = s.substr(0, sep);
-        auto optParsedType = parseHashTypeOpt(hts);
-        if (!optParsedType)
-            throw BadHash("unknown hash type '%s'", hts);
-        pos = sep + 1;
+    {
+        auto sep = rest.find(':');
+        if (sep == std::string_view::npos) {
+            sep = rest.find('-');
+            if (sep != std::string_view::npos)
+                isSRI = true;
+        }
+        if (sep != std::string_view::npos) {
+            auto hashRaw = rest.substr(0, sep);
+            optParsedType = parseHashType(hashRaw);
+            rest = rest.substr(sep + 1);
+        }
     }
 
     // Either the string or user must provide the type, if they both do they
     // must agree.
     if (!optParsedType && !optType) {
-        throw BadHash("hash '%s' does not include a type, nor is the type otherwise known from context.", s);
+        throw BadHash("hash '%s' does not include a type, nor is the type otherwise known from context.", rest);
     } else {
         this->type = optParsedType ? *optParsedType : *optType;
         if (optParsedType && optType && *optParsedType != *optType)
-            throw BadHash("hash '%s' should have type '%s'", s, printHashType(*optType));
+            throw BadHash("hash '%s' should have type '%s'", original, printHashType(*optType));
     }
 
     init();
 
-    size_t size = s.size() - pos;
-
-    if (!isSRI && size == base16Len()) {
+    if (!isSRI && rest.size() == base16Len()) {
 
         auto parseHexDigit = [&](char c) {
             if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return c - '0';
             if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') return c - 'A' + 10;
             if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') return c - 'a' + 10;
-            throw BadHash("invalid base-16 hash '%s'", s);
+            throw BadHash("invalid base-16 hash '%s'", original);
         };
 
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < hashSize; i++) {
             hash[i] =
-                parseHexDigit(s[pos + i * 2]) << 4
-                | parseHexDigit(s[pos + i * 2 + 1]);
+                parseHexDigit(rest[pos + i * 2]) << 4
+                | parseHexDigit(rest[pos + i * 2 + 1]);
         }
     }
 
-    else if (!isSRI && size == base32Len()) {
+    else if (!isSRI && rest.size() == base32Len()) {
 
-        for (unsigned int n = 0; n < size; ++n) {
-            char c = s[pos + size - n - 1];
+        for (unsigned int n = 0; n < rest.size(); ++n) {
+            char c = rest[rest.size() - n - 1];
             unsigned char digit;
             for (digit = 0; digit < base32Chars.size(); ++digit) /* !!! slow */
                 if (base32Chars[digit] == c) break;
             if (digit >= 32)
-                throw BadHash("invalid base-32 hash '%s'", s);
+                throw BadHash("invalid base-32 hash '%s'", original);
             unsigned int b = n * 5;
             unsigned int i = b / 8;
             unsigned int j = b % 8;
@@ -204,21 +202,21 @@ Hash::Hash(std::string_view s, std::optional<HashType> optType)
                 hash[i + 1] |= digit >> (8 - j);
             } else {
                 if (digit >> (8 - j))
-                    throw BadHash("invalid base-32 hash '%s'", s);
+                    throw BadHash("invalid base-32 hash '%s'", original);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    else if (isSRI || size == base64Len()) {
-        auto d = base64Decode(s.substr(pos));
+    else if (isSRI || rest.size() == base64Len()) {
+        auto d = base64Decode(rest);
         if (d.size() != hashSize)
-            throw BadHash("invalid %s hash '%s'", isSRI ? "SRI" : "base-64", s);
+            throw BadHash("invalid %s hash '%s'", isSRI ? "SRI" : "base-64", original);
         assert(hashSize);
         memcpy(hash, d.data(), hashSize);
     }
 
     else
-        throw BadHash("hash '%s' has wrong length for hash type '%s'", s, printHashType(type));
+        throw BadHash("hash '%s' has wrong length for hash type '%s'", rest, printHashType(this->type));
 }
 
 Hash newHashAllowEmpty(std::string hashStr, std::optional<HashType> ht)