diff --git a/wai/wai-quantum-desktop/tauri.conf.json b/wai/wai-quantum-desktop/tauri.conf.json
index aaafee2d9..530d782f9 100644
--- a/wai/wai-quantum-desktop/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/wai/wai-quantum-desktop/tauri.conf.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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