diff --git a/app/src/config/bazaar.ts b/app/src/config/bazaar.ts
index c91ceb9e0..4efdb227d 100644
--- a/app/src/config/bazaar.ts
+++ b/app/src/config/bazaar.ts
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ export const bazaar = {
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