diff --git a/src/xml/test_motion.xml b/src/xml/test_motion.xml
index e51f1d689aa6a679aa59035e4f0b726c2f4f56ac..86a6a178e084d3c26663c1685db66b025218c47e 100755
--- a/src/xml/test_motion.xml
+++ b/src/xml/test_motion.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    <num_steps>1</num_steps>
    <control>position</control>
    <motion>absolute</motion>
+   <loop>closed</loop>
    <step>
      <position>150.0</position>
      <position>150.0</position>
diff --git a/src/xml/test_motion2.xml b/src/xml/test_motion2.xml
index 3e217a44c4a88ccf0f9929d1af2e35a2bc6f1ed3..b80295d991bbf69f3762ed532911a891d4f3c53f 100755
--- a/src/xml/test_motion2.xml
+++ b/src/xml/test_motion2.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    <num_steps>1</num_steps>
    <control>position</control>
    <motion>absolute</motion>
+   <loop>closed</loop>
    <step>
      <position>150.0</position>
      <position>150.0</position>