diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
index 91f187a12..617457fdc 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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