Unable to load ShipRush remplate

I am receiving the following error message:

Unable to load ShipRush template "C:\Temp\1\1pound.zpk". Unable to convert XML to ShipRush friendly XML: XML document must have a top level element.

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We are tying back to a SQLExpress db with ASPDNSF v8.0.1. What do I need to do?