[db-wg] Updating Descr part of object with # results in No Operation

Hi everyone, I just tripped over something today which I have never noticed after >20 years of using the RIPE DB :-) It might be explained somewhere but I haven't found anything so here it is. I am updating an inetnum object from: descr: Testobject Ticket #12345 to descr: Testobject Ticket #123456 using Syncupdate. This results in a "No Operation" (Warning: Submitted object identical to database object). Is this intentional? It works if I remove the # and add it again in a second step. I assume it's something about it being interpreted as a comment but even if that's the case, I should still be able to update it. Can someone enlighten me? Thank you and best regards Sascha