diff --git a/db/migrations/20241002033323_add_change.sql b/db/migrations/20241002033323_add_change.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2900ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/20241002033323_add_change.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE "Updates" ADD COLUMN RawChangeString BLOB;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE "Updates" DROP COLUMN RawChangeString;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/db/queries/models.go b/db/queries/models.go
index dde6217..22229ab 100644
--- a/db/queries/models.go
+++ b/db/queries/models.go
@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@ type Updates struct {
 	UserName           sql.NullString
 	PlaceholderChange  sql.NullString
 	Name               sql.NullString
+	RawChangeString    []byte
 }
diff --git a/db/queries/query.sql b/db/queries/query.sql
index 563c76c..1dd2344 100644
--- a/db/queries/query.sql
+++ b/db/queries/query.sql
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ RETURNING *;
 
 -- name: CreateUpdate :one
 INSERT INTO "Updates" (
-    "InventoryId", "Name", "EventKey", "EventId", "UpdateTime", "UpdateType", "NewVcpus", "NewRam", "NewResourcePool", "NewProvisionedDisk", "UserName", "PlaceholderChange"
+    "InventoryId", "Name", "EventKey", "EventId", "UpdateTime", "UpdateType", "NewVcpus", "NewRam", "NewResourcePool", "NewProvisionedDisk", "UserName", "PlaceholderChange", "RawChangeString"
 ) VALUES(
-    ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
+    ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
 )
 RETURNING *;
 
diff --git a/db/queries/query.sql.go b/db/queries/query.sql.go
index 37f8d69..f8449ba 100644
--- a/db/queries/query.sql.go
+++ b/db/queries/query.sql.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 const cleanupUpdates = `-- name: CleanupUpdates :exec
 DELETE FROM "Updates"
 WHERE "UpdateType" = ?1 AND "UpdateTime" <= ?2
-RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name
+RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name, RawChangeString
 `
 
 type CleanupUpdatesParams struct {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CleanupUpdates(ctx context.Context, arg CleanupUpdatesParams)
 const cleanupUpdatesNullVm = `-- name: CleanupUpdatesNullVm :exec
 DELETE FROM "Updates"
 WHERE "InventoryId" IS NULL
-RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name
+RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name, RawChangeString
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) CleanupUpdatesNullVm(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateInventoryHistory(ctx context.Context, arg CreateInventor
 
 const createUpdate = `-- name: CreateUpdate :one
 INSERT INTO "Updates" (
-    "InventoryId", "Name", "EventKey", "EventId", "UpdateTime", "UpdateType", "NewVcpus", "NewRam", "NewResourcePool", "NewProvisionedDisk", "UserName", "PlaceholderChange"
+    "InventoryId", "Name", "EventKey", "EventId", "UpdateTime", "UpdateType", "NewVcpus", "NewRam", "NewResourcePool", "NewProvisionedDisk", "UserName", "PlaceholderChange", "RawChangeString"
 ) VALUES(
-    ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
+    ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
 )
-RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name
+RETURNING Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name, RawChangeString
 `
 
 type CreateUpdateParams struct {
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ type CreateUpdateParams struct {
 	NewProvisionedDisk sql.NullFloat64
 	UserName           sql.NullString
 	PlaceholderChange  sql.NullString
+	RawChangeString    []byte
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) CreateUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg CreateUpdateParams) (Updates, error) {
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg CreateUpdateParams) (Upd
 		arg.NewProvisionedDisk,
 		arg.UserName,
 		arg.PlaceholderChange,
+		arg.RawChangeString,
 	)
 	var i Updates
 	err := row.Scan(
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg CreateUpdateParams) (Upd
 		&i.UserName,
 		&i.PlaceholderChange,
 		&i.Name,
+		&i.RawChangeString,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetReportInventory(ctx context.Context) ([]Inventory, error) {
 }
 
 const getReportUpdates = `-- name: GetReportUpdates :many
-SELECT Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name FROM "Updates"
+SELECT Uid, InventoryId, UpdateTime, UpdateType, NewVcpus, NewRam, NewResourcePool, EventKey, EventId, NewProvisionedDisk, UserName, PlaceholderChange, Name, RawChangeString FROM "Updates"
 ORDER BY "UpdateTime"
 `
 
@@ -610,6 +613,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetReportUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Updates, error) {
 			&i.UserName,
 			&i.PlaceholderChange,
 			&i.Name,
+			&i.RawChangeString,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
index b196b50..6d21d8e 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func (h *Handler) VmModifyEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 			// populate other parameters for the Update database record
 			params.Name = sql.NullString{String: event.CloudEvent.Data.VM.Name, Valid: event.CloudEvent.Data.VM.Name != ""}
+			params.RawChangeString = []byte(event.CloudEvent.Data.ConfigChanges.Modified)
 			params.EventId = sql.NullString{String: event.CloudEvent.ID, Valid: event.CloudEvent.ID != ""}
 			params.EventKey = sql.NullString{String: strconv.Itoa(event.CloudEvent.Data.Key), Valid: event.CloudEvent.Data.Key > 0}
 			params.UpdateTime = sql.NullInt64{Int64: unixTimestamp, Valid: unixTimestamp > 0}
diff --git a/server/router/router.go b/server/router/router.go
index 8a2bfdc..83796c9 100644
--- a/server/router/router.go
+++ b/server/router/router.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func New(logger *slog.Logger, database db.Database, buildTime string, sha1ver st
 	//mux.HandleFunc("/api/inventory/vm/update", h.VmUpdateDetails)
 
 	// temporary endpoint
-	mux.HandleFunc("/api/cleanup/updates", h.UpdateCleanup)
+	//mux.HandleFunc("/api/cleanup/updates", h.UpdateCleanup)
 	//mux.HandleFunc("/api/cleanup/vcenter", h.VcCleanup)
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/report/inventory", h.InventoryReportDownload)