diff --git a/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid.go b/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid.go
index 1817bef..cca743a 100644
--- a/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid.go
+++ b/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid.go
@@ -3,19 +3,31 @@ package ybdbid
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+// This ID type appears in the databasse when a snapshot with incorrect
+// configuration is created via RPC. To trigger creating a snapshot
+// with such ID, create a YSQL database where:
+//  - table namespace is not set
+//  - transaction aware is false
+var nonUUIDIDTypeR *regexp.Regexp
+
+func init() {
+	r, _ := regexp.Compile("^[a-fA-F0-9]{32}$")
+	nonUUIDIDTypeR = r
+}
+
+// YBDBID represents a parsed YugabyteDB.
 type YBDBID interface {
 	Bytes() []byte
-	UUID() uuid.UUID
 	String() string
 }
 
 type defaultYBDBID struct {
 	bytes []byte
-	uuid  uuid.UUID
 	str   string
 }
 
@@ -23,10 +35,6 @@ func (id *defaultYBDBID) Bytes() []byte {
 	return id.bytes
 }
 
-func (id *defaultYBDBID) UUID() uuid.UUID {
-	return id.uuid
-}
-
 func (id *defaultYBDBID) String() string {
 	return id.str
 }
@@ -36,11 +44,21 @@ func (id *defaultYBDBID) String() string {
 func TryParseFromBytes(input []byte) (YBDBID, error) {
 	aUUID := uuid.New()
 	if err := aUUID.UnmarshalBinary(input); err != nil {
+
+		// if it failed, it could be a third ID type:
+		if nonUUIDIDTypeR.Match(input) {
+			output := &defaultYBDBID{
+				bytes: make([]byte, len(input)),
+				str:   string(input),
+			}
+			copy(output.bytes, input)
+			return output, nil
+		}
+
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	output := &defaultYBDBID{
 		bytes: make([]byte, len(input)),
-		uuid:  aUUID,
 		str:   aUUID.String(),
 	}
 	copy(output.bytes, input)
@@ -52,6 +70,16 @@ func TryParseFromBytes(input []byte) (YBDBID, error) {
 // as originally returned by the protobuf API.
 func TryParseFromString(input string) (YBDBID, error) {
 
+	// support third type of ID:
+	if nonUUIDIDTypeR.Match([]byte(input)) {
+		output := &defaultYBDBID{
+			bytes: make([]byte, len(input)),
+			str:   string(input),
+		}
+		copy(output.bytes, input)
+		return output, nil
+	}
+
 	// try decoding as base64:
 	maybeDecoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(input)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -74,7 +102,6 @@ func TryParseFromString(input string) (YBDBID, error) {
 
 	output := &defaultYBDBID{
 		bytes: make([]byte, len(bys)),
-		uuid:  aUUID,
 		str:   aUUID.String(),
 	}
 	copy(output.bytes, bys)
diff --git a/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid_test.go b/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid_test.go
index 49a9529..b9b0469 100644
--- a/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid_test.go
+++ b/utils/ybdbid/ybdbid_test.go
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ func TestYBDBIDParsing(t *testing.T) {
 
 		parsedBackViaBytes, err := TryParseFromBytes(parsed.Bytes())
 		assert.Nil(tt, err)
-		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.UUID(), parsedBackViaBytes.UUID())
 		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.String(), parsedBackViaBytes.String())
 
 		parsedBackViaString, err := TryParseFromString(parsed.String())
 		assert.Nil(tt, err)
-		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.UUID(), parsedBackViaString.UUID())
 		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.String(), parsedBackViaString.String())
 
 		assert.Equal(tt, validBase64YBDBID, base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(parsedBackViaBytes.Bytes()))
@@ -40,12 +38,10 @@ func TestYBDBIDParsing(t *testing.T) {
 
 		parsedBackViaBytes, err := TryParseFromBytes(parsed.Bytes())
 		assert.Nil(tt, err)
-		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.UUID(), parsedBackViaBytes.UUID())
 		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.String(), parsedBackViaBytes.String())
 
 		parsedBackViaString, err := TryParseFromString(parsed.String())
 		assert.Nil(tt, err)
-		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.UUID(), parsedBackViaString.UUID())
 		assert.Equal(tt, parsed.String(), parsedBackViaString.String())
 
 	})
@@ -70,4 +66,16 @@ func TestYBDBIDParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(tt, parsed)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("it-supports non-UUID ID types", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		encodedRepresentation := "ODU4OWYyMzJjYWQxNGJiZWFmNGU4ZTA0NzEwMmYwNmI="
+		bys, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(encodedRepresentation)
+		assert.Nil(tt, err)
+		parsed, err := TryParseFromBytes(bys)
+		assert.Nil(tt, err)
+		reparsed, err := TryParseFromString(parsed.String())
+		assert.Nil(tt, err)
+		reencoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(reparsed.String()))
+		assert.Equal(tt, encodedRepresentation, reencoded)
+	})
+
 }