diff --git a/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/cfg/impl/badConfig.json b/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/cfg/impl/badConfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a76552e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/cfg/impl/badConfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "fooComponent": {
+    badconfig
+  }
+}
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