diff --git a/pengine/test10/empty.xml b/pengine/test10/empty.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<cib admin_epoch="0" epoch="1" num_updates="1" validate-with="pacemaker-1.0">
+  <configuration>
+    <crm_config/>
+    <nodes/>
+    <resources/>
+    <constraints/>
+  </configuration>
+  <status/>
+</cib>