diff --git a/Gems/WhiteBox/Assets/materials/DefaultPBR.material b/Gems/WhiteBox/Assets/materials/DefaultPBR.material
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+{
+    "materialType": "Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype",
+    "parentMaterial": "Materials/Presets/PBR/default_grid.material"
+}