diff --git a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.cpp b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.cpp
index c6d9b1482b..6484b81b0c 100644
--- a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.cpp
+++ b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.cpp
@@ -79,26 +79,33 @@ std::size_t Fnv1aHash(std::string_view data) noexcept
 
 }  // namespace
 
-IdentifierHash::IdentifierHash(const std::string& id)
+IdentifierHash::IdentifierHash(std::string_view id)
 {
     hash_id_ = Fnv1aHash(id);
     const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(get_registry_mutex());
     get_registry()[hash_id_] = id;
 }
 
-IdentifierHash::IdentifierHash(std::string_view id)
+IdentifierHash::IdentifierHash(std::size_t hash_id)
 {
-    hash_id_ = Fnv1aHash(id);
-    const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(get_registry_mutex());
-    get_registry()[hash_id_] = id;
+    hash_id_ = hash_id;
 }
 
-IdentifierHash::IdentifierHash(const char* id)
+std::optional<IdentifierHash> IdentifierHash::if_exists(std::string_view id)
 {
-    const std::string_view sv = (id != nullptr) ? std::string_view(id) : std::string_view("");
-    hash_id_ = Fnv1aHash(sv);
+    const std::size_t hash_id = Fnv1aHash(id);
+
     const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(get_registry_mutex());
-    get_registry()[hash_id_] = sv;
+    const std::unordered_map<std::size_t, std::string>& registry = get_registry();
+
+    if (registry.find(hash_id) == registry.end())
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return IdentifierHash(hash_id);
+    }
 }
 
 bool IdentifierHash::operator==(const IdentifierHash& other) const
diff --git a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.hpp b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.hpp
index 67aec10452..1ea0195f6f 100644
--- a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.hpp
+++ b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <optional>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
@@ -41,16 +42,13 @@ class IdentifierHash final
 {
   public:
     /// @brief Constructs an IdentifierHash object from the given ID.
-    /// @param id A const reference to std::string representing an ID.
-    explicit IdentifierHash(const std::string& id);
-
-    /// @brief Constructs an IdentifierHash object from the given ID.
-    /// @param id A std::string_view representing an ID.
+    /// @param id A string representing an ID.
     explicit IdentifierHash(std::string_view id);
 
-    /// @brief Constructs an IdentifierHash object with the given ID.
-    /// @param A C-string representing an ID.
-    explicit IdentifierHash(const char* id);
+    /// @brief Constructs an IdentifierHash object from the given ID,
+    ///        if that ID is already in the registry.
+    /// @param id A string representing an ID.
+    static std::optional<IdentifierHash> if_exists(std::string_view id);
 
     // This class is trivially copyable / movable
     // For this reason we are applying the rule of zero
@@ -135,6 +133,10 @@ class IdentifierHash final
     static std::mutex& get_registry_mutex();
 
   private:
+    /// @brief Constructs an IdentifierHash object with the given ID.
+    /// @param A raw ID.
+    explicit IdentifierHash(std::size_t hash_id);
+
     /// internal representation of the ID, that was passed in constructor
     std::size_t hash_id_ = 0;
 };
diff --git a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash_UT.cpp b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash_UT.cpp
index 36cddc3e35..7a3dc417f0 100644
--- a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash_UT.cpp
+++ b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/common/identifier_hash_UT.cpp
@@ -147,13 +147,9 @@ TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_HashValueIsStableAcrossCompilersAndPro
 TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_ConstructorOverloadsAgreeOnTheSameContent)
 {
     RecordProperty("Description", "Verify all constructors of IdentifierHash have the same hash.");
-    const std::string as_string = "ProcessGroup1/Startup";
-    const std::string_view as_string_view = "ProcessGroup1/Startup";
-    const char* as_c_string = "ProcessGroup1/Startup";
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(IdentifierHash(as_string).data(), IdentifierHash(as_string_view).data());
-    ASSERT_EQ(IdentifierHash(as_string).data(), IdentifierHash(as_c_string).data());
-    ASSERT_EQ(IdentifierHash(as_string_view).data(), IdentifierHash(as_c_string).data());
+    ASSERT_EQ(IdentifierHash().data(), IdentifierHash("").data());
+    ASSERT_EQ(IdentifierHash().data(), IdentifierHash::if_exists("").value().data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_LessThanOperator)
@@ -183,3 +179,19 @@ TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_LessThanOperator)
         ASSERT_FALSE(hash2 < hash1);
     }
 }
+
+TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_IfExists_Existing_CString)
+{
+    RecordProperty("Description", "Verify that IdentifierHash::if_exists returns the hash when it exists.");
+
+    IdentifierHash("Hello");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(IdentifierHash::if_exists("Hello").has_value());
+}
+
+TEST_F(IdentifierHashTest, IdentifierHash_IfExists_NotExisting_CString)
+{
+    RecordProperty(
+        "Description", "Verify that IdentifierHash::if_exists returns std::nullopt when the hash does not exist.");
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(IdentifierHash::if_exists("Hello C-string").has_value());
+}