diff --git a/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json
index f0cc63d8e111de53340b2020c048aed9083f76a3..e58f0c1b584d619dbec55f9d523470d9248370a3 100644
--- a/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json
+++ b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "created": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
     "curator_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
     "depth": 1,
-    "json_metadata": "{}",
+    "json_metadata": "",
     "last_payout": "2016-08-24T19:59:42",
     "last_update": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
     "max_accepted_payout": "1000000.000 HBD",