diff --git a/Tests/varLib/data/VarLibTest.designspace b/Tests/varLib/data/VarLibTest.designspace
index 891db4306..a767b2440 100644
--- a/Tests/varLib/data/VarLibTest.designspace
+++ b/Tests/varLib/data/VarLibTest.designspace
@@ -1,24 +1,36 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <designspace format="3">
+    <axes>
+        <axis default="0.0" maximum="1000.0" minimum="0.0" name="weight" tag="wght">
+            <map input="0.0" output="10.0" />
+            <map input="401.0" output="66.0" />
+            <map input="1000.0" output="990.0" />
+        </axis>
+        <axis default="250.0" maximum="1000.0" minimum="0.0" name="width" tag="wdth" />
+        <axis default="0.0" maximum="100.0" minimum="0.0" name="contrast" tag="cntr">
+            <labelname xml:lang="en">Contrast</labelname>
+            <labelname xml:lang="de">Kontrast</labelname>
+        </axis>
+    </axes>
     <sources>
         <source filename="VarLibTest-Light.ufo" name="master_1">
             <lib copy="1"/>
             <groups copy="1"/>
             <info copy="1"/>
             <location>
-                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="0.000000"/>
+                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="0.0"/>
             </location>
         </source>
         <source filename="VarLibTest-Bold.ufo" name="master_2">
             <location>
-                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="1.000000"/>
+                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="1.0"/>
             </location>
         </source>
     </sources>
     <instances>
         <instance familyname="VarLibTest" filename="instance/VarLibTest-Medium.ufo" stylename="Medium">
             <location>
-                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="0.500000"/>
+                <dimension name="weight" xvalue="0.5"/>
             </location>
             <info/>
             <kerning/>