diff --git a/tests/test-payload-metadata-config.json b/tests/test-payload-metadata-config.json
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+{
+  "_comment": "This file is to create a payload-metadata partition for payload.img which is for MicrodroidTestApp to run with assets/vm_config.json",
+  "apexes": [
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.os.statsd",
+      "path": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.adbd",
+      "path": ""
+    }
+  ],
+  "apk": {
+    "name": "microdroid-apk",
+    "path": "",
+    "idsig_path": ""
+  },
+  "payload_config_path": "/mnt/apk/assets/vm_config.json"
+}
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