diff --git a/ui-tests/package.json b/ui-tests/package.json
index 41c470669..05e7f97d3 100644
--- a/ui-tests/package.json
+++ b/ui-tests/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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diff --git a/ui-tests/yarn.lock b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
index bf9629ebe..697c8df4b 100644
--- a/ui-tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
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