diff --git a/src/pretix/base/templates/pretixbase/email/separator.html b/src/pretix/base/templates/pretixbase/email/separator.html
index e3a2073b0..a94609b8e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/templates/pretixbase/email/separator.html
+++ b/src/pretix/base/templates/pretixbase/email/separator.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
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