diff --git a/lib/Rete/Network.py b/lib/Rete/Network.py
index 6dc79c5..7e352e1 100644
--- a/lib/Rete/Network.py
+++ b/lib/Rete/Network.py
@@ -135,19 +135,6 @@ def __init__(self, items=None, skipBNodes=False):
         else:
             self._l = []
 
-    def _hashRulePattern(self, item):
-        """
-        Generates a unique hash for RDF triples and N3 builtin invokations.  The
-        hash function consists of the hash of the terms concatenated in order
-        """
-        if isinstance(item, tuple):
-            return reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, [
-                            i for i in item
-                                if not self.skipBNodes or not isinstance(i, BNode)
-                            ])
-        elif isinstance(item, N3Builtin):
-            return reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, [item.argument, item.result])
-
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._l)
 
@@ -155,14 +142,22 @@ def __getslice__(self, beginIdx, endIdx):
         return HashablePatternList(self._l[beginIdx:endIdx])
 
     def __hash__(self):
-        if self._l:
-            _concatPattern = [pattern and self._hashRulePattern(pattern) or "None" for pattern in self._l]
-            #nulify the impact of order in patterns
-            _concatPattern.sort()
-            return hash(reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, _concatPattern))
-        else:
-            return hash(None)
-
+        out = []
+        for item in self._l:
+            if not item:
+                out.append('None')
+            elif isinstance(item, tuple):
+                out.extend([i for i in item
+                            if not self.skipBNodes or not isinstance(i, BNode)])
+            elif isinstance(item, N3Builtin):
+                out.extend([item.argument, item.result])
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError("don't know how to hash %r" % item)
+                
+        #nulify the impact of order in patterns
+        out.sort()
+        return hash(tuple(out))
+        
     def __add__(self, other):
         assert isinstance(other, HashablePatternList), other
         return HashablePatternList(self._l + other._l)
diff --git a/test/test_network_pattern_list.py b/test/test_network_pattern_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bf629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_network_pattern_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import unittest
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+from FuXi.Rete.Network import HashablePatternList
+from rdflib import URIRef, Literal
+import rdflib.term
+
+class TestHashablePatternList(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestHashablePatternList, self).setUp()
+        
+        self.oldWarning = rdflib.term._LOGGER.warning
+        def stopOnWarning(msg):
+            raise ValueError("this warning was logged: %s" % msg)
+        rdflib.term._LOGGER.warning = stopOnWarning
+        
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestHashablePatternList, self).tearDown()
+        rdflib.term._LOGGER.warning = self.oldWarning
+        
+    def testCombineUriAndLiteral(self):
+        # This is a simplified version of input that happens in real usage with a rule like this:
+        # { ?c :p1 ?uri . } => { ?c :p2 (" " ?uri) . } .
+        hpl = HashablePatternList(items=[(URIRef('http://example.com/'),),
+                                         (Literal(' '),)])
+        hash(hpl)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()