diff --git a/example b/example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45b983be36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hi
diff --git a/sdn_tests/example b/sdn_tests/example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45b983be36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdn_tests/example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hi