diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest.csproj
index 54c8c67ed8..fae4289bca 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.UnitTest.csproj
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.External.Web/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.External.Web/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.csproj
index 07741f7675..040264f202 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.External.Web/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.External.Web/Dfe.Academies.External.Web.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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