diff --git a/tests/data/repos/bad_invalid_tool_xml/.shed.yml b/tests/data/repos/bad_invalid_tool_xml/.shed.yml
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+name: cat
+owner: iuc
+description: cat1 tool
+categories:
+- Text Processing