diff --git a/ui-tests/package.json b/ui-tests/package.json
index 41c470669..946ca4018 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..ef8bb906b 100644
--- a/ui-tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
@@ -1170,12 +1170,12 @@
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