diff --git a/tests/variableTreeXml/wrongGlobalDirectory.xml b/tests/variableTreeXml/wrongGlobalDirectory.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<device_server xmlns="https://github.com/ChimeraTK/ControlSystemAdapter-DoocsAdapter">
+  <import directory="myStuff">/</import>
+</device_server>