diff --git a/pkg/detectors/aws/aws.go b/pkg/detectors/aws/aws.go
index caaff1d54663..1174e1c4c80b 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/aws/aws.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ var (
 	// Key types are from this list https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html#identifiers-unique-ids
 	idPat     = regexp.MustCompile(`\b((?:AKIA|ABIA|ACCA|ASIA)[0-9A-Z]{16})\b`)
 	secretPat = regexp.MustCompile(`\b([A-Za-z0-9+/]{40})\b`)
+	// Hashes, like those for git, do technically match the secret pattern.
+	// But they are extremely unlikely to be generated as an actual AWS secret.
+	// So when we find them, if they're not verified, we should ignore the result.
+	falsePositiveSecretCheck = regexp.MustCompile(`[a-f0-9]{40}`)
 )
 
 // Keywords are used for efficiently pre-filtering chunks.
@@ -148,6 +152,11 @@ func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (result
 				}
 			}
 
+			// If the result is unverified and matches something like a git hash, don't include it in the results.
+			if !s1.Verified && falsePositiveSecretCheck.MatchString(resSecretMatch) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			results = append(results, s1)
 			// If we've found a verified match with this ID, we don't need to look for any more. So move on to the next ID.
 			if s1.Verified {
@@ -155,5 +164,32 @@ func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (result
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return detectors.CleanResults(results), nil
+	return awsCustomCleanResults(results), nil
+}
+
+func awsCustomCleanResults(results []detectors.Result) []detectors.Result {
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		return results
+	}
+
+	// For every ID, we want at most one result, preferrably verified.
+	idResults := map[string]detectors.Result{}
+	for _, result := range results {
+		// Always accept the verified result as the result for the given ID.
+		if result.Verified {
+			idResults[result.Redacted] = result
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Only include an unverified result if we don't already have a result for a given ID.
+		if _, exist := idResults[result.Redacted]; !exist {
+			idResults[result.Redacted] = result
+		}
+	}
+
+	out := []detectors.Result{}
+	for _, r := range idResults {
+		out = append(out, r)
+	}
+	return out
 }
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/aws/aws_test.go b/pkg/detectors/aws/aws_test.go
index a663b8701b1b..7119408bda30 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/aws/aws_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/aws/aws_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ package aws
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/kylelemons/godebug/pretty"
-	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
-
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/pb/detectorspb"
+
+	"github.com/kylelemons/godebug/pretty"
 )
 
 func TestAWS_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ func TestAWS_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 	secret := testSecrets.MustGetField("AWS")
 	id := testSecrets.MustGetField("AWS_ID")
 	inactiveSecret := testSecrets.MustGetField("AWS_INACTIVE")
+	inactiveID := id[:len(id)-3] + "XYZ"
+	hasher := sha256.New()
+	hasher.Write([]byte(inactiveSecret))
+	hash := string(hasher.Sum(nil))
 
 	type args struct {
 		ctx    context.Context
@@ -81,6 +86,61 @@ func TestAWS_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			want:    nil,
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "found two, one included for every ID found",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("The verified ID is %s with a secret of %s, but the unverified ID is %s and this is the secret %s", id, secret, inactiveID, inactiveSecret)),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_AWS,
+					Verified:     true,
+					Redacted:     id,
+				},
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_AWS,
+					Verified:     false,
+					Redacted:     inactiveID,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not found, because unverified secret was a hash",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a aws secret %s within aws %s but not valid", hash, id)), // The secret would satisfy the regex but be filtered out after not passing validation.
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want:    nil,
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "found two, returned both because the active secret for one paired with the inactive ID, despite the hash",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("The verified ID is %s with a secret of %s, but the unverified ID is %s and the secret is this hash %s", id, secret, inactiveID, hash)),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_AWS,
+					Verified:     true,
+					Redacted:     id,
+				},
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_AWS,
+					Verified:     false,
+					Redacted:     inactiveID,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {