diff --git a/ufc/flags-v1.json b/ufc/flags-v1.json
index 599a6224..636b934c 100644
--- a/ufc/flags-v1.json
+++ b/ufc/flags-v1.json
@@ -415,22 +415,22 @@
       "enabled": true,
       "variationType": "STRING",
       "variations": {
-        "empty_a": {
+        "empty_string": {
           "key": "empty_a",
-          "value": {"a": "", "b": "non-empty"}
+          "value": ""
         },
         "empty_b": {
           "key": "empty_b",
-          "value": {"a": "non-empty", "b": ""}
+          "value": ""
         },
         "non_empty": {
           "key": "non_empty",
-          "value": {"a": "value1", "b": "value2"}
+          "value":  "value2"
         }
       },
       "allocations": [
         {
-          "key": "allocation-test",
+          "key": "allocation-empty",
           "splits": [
             {
               "variationKey": "empty_a",
diff --git a/ufc/tests/test-case-flag-with-empty-string.json b/ufc/tests/test-case-flag-with-empty-string.json
index b8fab09e..f9b6f26f 100644
--- a/ufc/tests/test-case-flag-with-empty-string.json
+++ b/ufc/tests/test-case-flag-with-empty-string.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "flag": "string-variations",
   "variationType": "STRING",
-  "defaultValue": "non_empty",
+  "defaultValue": "default",
   "subjects": [
     {
       "subjectKey": "alice",
@@ -14,13 +14,10 @@
         "banditKey": null,
         "banditAction": null,
         "variationKey": "empty_a",
-        "variationValue": {
-          "a": "",
-          "b": "non-empty"
-        },
+        "variationValue": "",
         "matchedRule": null,
         "matchedAllocation": {
-          "key": "allocation-test",
+          "key": "allocation-empty",
           "allocationEvaluationCode": "MATCH",
           "orderPosition": 1
         },
@@ -47,11 +44,8 @@
         "flagEvaluationDescription": "bob belongs to the range of traffic assigned to \"empty_b\" defined in allocation \"allocation-test\".",
         "banditKey": null,
         "banditAction": null,
-        "variationKey": "empty_b",
-        "variationValue": {
-          "a": "non-empty",
-          "b": ""
-        },
+        "variationKey": "non_empty_b",
+        "variationValue": "non_empty_b",
         "matchedRule": null,
         "matchedAllocation": {
           "key": "allocation-test",