diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_export.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_export.py
index fd3c635d82..91ef1bae57 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_export.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def strip_filenames(descriptor):
     for d in descriptor.get_children():
         strip_filenames(d)
 
+    descriptor.save()
+
 
 class RoundTripTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     ''' Check that our test courses roundtrip properly.
diff --git a/requirements/edx/github.txt b/requirements/edx/github.txt
index 0d77dac179..a75efe8e9b 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/github.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/github.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 -e git+https://github.com/eventbrite/zendesk.git@d53fe0e81b623f084e91776bcf6369f8b7b63879#egg=zendesk
 
 # Our libraries:
--e git+https://github.com/edx/XBlock.git@b697bebd45deebd0f868613fab6722a0460ca0c1#egg=XBlock
+-e git+https://github.com/edx/XBlock.git@f8c10cb0d16122ba66f7e94a32ec3774c1dee13e#egg=XBlock
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/codejail.git@0a1b468#egg=codejail
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/diff-cover.git@v0.2.0#egg=diff_cover