diff --git a/src/python/utils_annot.py b/src/python/utils_annot.py
index e41d934ac7914234ab6fae1f425123999971c413..e20067fc7a293351df902c2a3a985653f59f4786 100644
--- a/src/python/utils_annot.py
+++ b/src/python/utils_annot.py
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ def label_speechstart(XML_new, ind_p, ind_t, text, ind_tl_colon, df_names, list_
                         XML_new[ind_p][ind_t][1].text = startspeech + ' ' + XML_new[ind_p][ind_t][1].text
                     else:
                         XML_new[ind_p][ind_t].append(copy.deepcopy(XML_new[ind_p][ind_t][0]))
+<<<<<<< HEAD
                         XML_new[ind_p][ind_t][1].attrib.pop('speaker')
+=======
+>>>>>>> 728750b3e7774681555df147ec0f1e4212b9b76e
                         XML_new[ind_p][ind_t][1].text = startspeech
                 except:
                     print('error in self.input_file when splitting speaker')