diff --git a/dashboards/victoriametrics.json b/dashboards/victoriametrics.json
index 6e6aa5f02..7a7c4d79d 100644
--- a/dashboards/victoriametrics.json
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diff --git a/dashboards/vmagent.json b/dashboards/vmagent.json
index af7520649..c9a94b9e9 100644
--- a/dashboards/vmagent.json
+++ b/dashboards/vmagent.json
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
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