diff --git a/ui-tests/package.json b/ui-tests/package.json
index 9a9bee6..2421004 100644
--- a/ui-tests/package.json
+++ b/ui-tests/package.json
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diff --git a/ui-tests/yarn.lock b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
index a06685e..d89a9de 100644
--- a/ui-tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
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