diff --git a/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.1_acc_logindefs_sha512.sh b/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.1_acc_logindefs_sha512.sh
index a706c8b..dc04042 100755
--- a/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.1_acc_logindefs_sha512.sh
+++ b/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.1_acc_logindefs_sha512.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ apply() {
             info "Parameter $SSH_PARAM is present but with the wrong value -- Fixing"
             replace_in_file "$CONF_FILE" "^$(echo "$CONF_LINE" | cut -d ' ' -f1)[[:space:]]*.*" "$CONF_LINE"
         fi
-        /etc/init.d/ssh reload >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh b/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
index 9613aa3..1e76138 100755
--- a/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
+++ b/bin/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ audit() {
             pw_found+="$user "
             ok "User $user has a disabled password."
         # Check password against $6$<salt>$<encrypted>, see `man 3 crypt`
-        elif [[ $passwd =~ ^\$6\$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{2,16}\$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{86}$ ]]; then
+        elif [[ $passwd =~ ^\$6(\$rounds=[0-9]+)?\$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{2,16}\$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{86}$ ]]; then
             pw_found+="$user "
             ok "User $user has suitable SHA512 hashed password."
         else
diff --git a/tests/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh b/tests/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
index 1c7b7cd..25e176a 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/99.5.4.5.2_acc_shadow_sha512.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ EOF
     register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     register_test contain "User secaudit has suitable SHA512 hashed password"
     run sha512pass /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
+
+    chpasswd -c SHA512 -s 1000 <<EOF
+secaudit:mypassword
+EOF
+    describe Pass: Found properly hashed password with custom round number
+    register_test retvalshouldbe 0
+    register_test contain "User secaudit has suitable SHA512 hashed password"
+    run sha512pass /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 }