diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 3dc7f1b..432f943 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-title = "Scope-guardian configuration file"
+title = "ScopeGuardian configuration file"
 
-protected_branches = ["main", "master"]
-path = "./WebGoat"
+protected_branches = ["main"]
+path = "."
 
 [kics]
 platform = "Dockerfile"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ platform = "Dockerfile"
 
 [grype]
 ignore_states = "not-fixed,unknown,wont-fix"
+syft_exclude = ["**/*_test.go"]
 transitive_libraries = false
 # syft_exclude = ["**/src/test/**"]  # glob patterns passed to Syft --exclude to skip paths during SBOM generation
 
@@ -22,4 +23,4 @@ exclude_rule = []
 # http_proxy    = "http://proxy.company.com:3128"
 # https_proxy   = "http://proxy.company.com:3128"
 # no_proxy      = "localhost,127.0.0.1"
-# ssl_cert_file = "/path/to/ca.pem"   # PEM-encoded CA certificate (e.g. Burp Suite CA)
+# ssl_cert_file = "/path/to/ca.pem"   # PEM-encoded CA certificate (e.g. Burp Suite CA)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/domains/models/finding.go b/domains/models/finding.go
index c13541b..f4a2462 100644
--- a/domains/models/finding.go
+++ b/domains/models/finding.go
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ func FilterFindingsByStatus(findings []Finding, statuses []string) []Finding {
 //	hash(lower(severity) | lower(sinkFile) | sinkLine | lower(recommendation))
 //
 // Scanner-specific notes:
-//   - Grype:    recommendation is the "Upgrade to X" string derived from fix.versions.
+//   - Grype:    the fourth field passed is the CVE/GHSA id (VulnId), not
+//     Recommendation. DefectDojo's Anchore Grype parser synthesizes its own
+//     Mitigation wording (e.g. "Upgrade to version: X"), so matching on that
+//     free text is unreliable; the vulnerability id is copied through
+//     verbatim and returned via vulnerability_ids.
 //   - OpenGrep: recommendation is always "" because DefectDojo's Semgrep parser stores
 //     extra.message in description, not mitigation. The hash is additionally
 //     injected into extra.fingerprint before upload so that DefectDojo stores
diff --git a/features/scans/grype/service.go b/features/scans/grype/service.go
index 03bd513..dc6b807 100644
--- a/features/scans/grype/service.go
+++ b/features/scans/grype/service.go
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ func (s *GrypeServiceImpl) LoadFindings() ([]models.Finding, error) {
 			SinkFile:       sinkFile,
 			Recommendation: recommendation,
 		}
-		f.Hash = models.ComputeFindingHash(f.Severity, f.SinkFile, f.SinkLine, f.Recommendation)
+		// Hashed on the CVE/GHSA id rather than Recommendation: DefectDojo's Anchore
+		// Grype parser synthesizes its own mitigation wording (e.g. "Upgrade to
+		// version: X" instead of "Upgrade to X"), so matching on that text is
+		// unreliable. The vulnerability id is copied through verbatim by DD's
+		// parser and returned in vulnerability_ids, giving a stable matching key.
+		f.Hash = models.ComputeFindingHash(f.Severity, f.SinkFile, f.SinkLine, cveId)
 		findings = append(findings, f)
 	}
 
diff --git a/features/sync/sync.go b/features/sync/sync.go
index c3c664c..54f59f7 100644
--- a/features/sync/sync.go
+++ b/features/sync/sync.go
@@ -205,11 +205,18 @@ func GetEngagementFindings(ddService defectdojo.DefectDojoService, projectName s
 // findings just created by the sync import). All local findings are returned —
 // nothing is filtered out.
 //
-// Two complementary hash strategies are used to match a local finding to its DD
+// Three complementary hash strategies are used to match a local finding to its DD
 // counterpart:
 //
-//  1. hash(severity|filePath|line|mitigation) — primary path for Grype and KICS.
-//  2. UniqueIdFromTool — covers OpenGrep (hash injected into extra.fingerprint
+//  1. hash(severity|filePath|line|mitigation) — primary path for KICS, whose
+//     Recommendation is a raw field (expected_value) that DD's parser passes
+//     through verbatim into Mitigation.
+//  2. hash(severity|filePath|line|vulnerability_id) — primary path for Grype.
+//     DefectDojo's Anchore Grype parser synthesizes its own Mitigation wording
+//     (e.g. "Upgrade to version: X" instead of ScopeGuardian's "Upgrade to X"),
+//     so matching on that text is unreliable. The CVE/GHSA id, however, is
+//     copied through verbatim and returned in vulnerability_ids.
+//  3. UniqueIdFromTool — covers OpenGrep (hash injected into extra.fingerprint
 //     before upload; DD's Semgrep parser stores it as unique_id_from_tool).
 func MarkFindingsByDDFindings(local []models.Finding, ddFindings []defectdojo.Finding) []models.Finding {
 	type ddStatus struct {
@@ -228,9 +235,13 @@ func MarkFindingsByDDFindings(local []models.Finding, ddFindings []defectdojo.Fi
 			riskAccepted: f.RiskAccepted,
 			falseP:       f.FalseP,
 		}
-		// Strategy 1: hash from API fields — covers Grype and KICS.
+		// Strategy 1: hash from API fields — covers KICS.
 		ddMap[models.ComputeFindingHash(f.Severity, f.FilePath, f.Line, f.Mitigation)] = s
-		// Strategy 2: UniqueIdFromTool — covers OpenGrep.
+		// Strategy 2: hash from vulnerability id — covers Grype.
+		for _, v := range f.VulnerabilityIds {
+			ddMap[models.ComputeFindingHash(f.Severity, f.FilePath, f.Line, v.VulnerabilityId)] = s
+		}
+		// Strategy 3: UniqueIdFromTool — covers OpenGrep.
 		if f.UniqueIdFromTool != "" {
 			ddMap[f.UniqueIdFromTool] = s
 		}
diff --git a/features/sync/sync_test.go b/features/sync/sync_test.go
index d53420c..8455da8 100644
--- a/features/sync/sync_test.go
+++ b/features/sync/sync_test.go
@@ -540,6 +540,41 @@ func TestMarkFindingsByDDFindings(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "Missing User Instruction", result[0].Name)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("Should match Grype finding via vulnerability id despite mismatched DD mitigation wording", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Grype's LoadFindings hashes on VulnId (CVE/GHSA), not Recommendation —
+		// see features/scans/grype/service.go.
+		local := []models.Finding{
+			{
+				Severity:       "HIGH",
+				Name:           "github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2",
+				VulnId:         "CVE-2026-34040",
+				SinkFile:       "/LAMA/go.mod",
+				SinkLine:       0,
+				Recommendation: "Upgrade to 29.3.1",
+				Hash:           models.ComputeFindingHash("HIGH", "/LAMA/go.mod", 0, "CVE-2026-34040"),
+			},
+		}
+		ddFindings := []defectdojo.Finding{
+			{
+				Title:      "github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2",
+				Severity:   "High",
+				FilePath:   "/LAMA/go.mod",
+				Line:       0,
+				Mitigation: "Upgrade to version: 29.3.1",
+				VulnerabilityIds: []defectdojo.VulnerabilityId{
+					{VulnerabilityId: "CVE-2026-34040"},
+				},
+				Active:    true,
+				Duplicate: false,
+			},
+		}
+
+		result := MarkFindingsByDDFindings(local, ddFindings)
+
+		assert.Len(t, result, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, models.FindingStatusActive, result[0].Status)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Should return empty slice when local findings list is empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ddFindings := []defectdojo.Finding{
 			{Title: "SQL Injection", Severity: "High", FilePath: "src/db.go", Line: 42,