diff --git a/cincoconfig/config.py b/cincoconfig/config.py
index 3d230bd..07525eb 100644
--- a/cincoconfig/config.py
+++ b/cincoconfig/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import sys
 from typing import Union, Any, Iterator, Tuple, Callable
-from types import ModuleType
 from itertools import chain
 from .abc import Field, BaseConfig, BaseSchema, SchemaField, AnyField
 from .fields import IncludeField
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ def __call__(self, validator: ConfigValidator = None) -> 'Config':
         '''
         return Config(self, validator=validator)
 
-    def make_type(self, name: str, module: ModuleType = None, key_filename: str = None,
+    def make_type(self, name: str, module: str = None, key_filename: str = None,
                   validator: ConfigValidator = None) -> type:
         '''
         Create a new type that wraps this schema. This method should only be called once per
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ def make_type(self, name: str, module: ModuleType = None, key_filename: str = No
 
             # same schema as above
             config = schema()
-            Item = item_schema.make_class('Item')
+            Item = item_schema.make_type('Item')
 
             item = Item(url='https://google.com', verify_ssl=False)
             config.endpoints.append(item)
diff --git a/cincoconfig/fields.py b/cincoconfig/fields.py
index ce103ef..ef60a73 100644
--- a/cincoconfig/fields.py
+++ b/cincoconfig/fields.py
@@ -567,16 +567,17 @@ def _validate(self, value: Any) -> Any:
         '''
         if isinstance(self.field, BaseSchema):
             if isinstance(value, dict):
-                cfg = self.field()
+                cfg = self.field()  # type: ignore
+                cfg._parent = self.cfg
                 cfg.load_tree(value)
-                value = cfg
-
-            if not isinstance(value, BaseConfig):
-                raise ValueError('invalid configuration')
+            elif isinstance(value, BaseConfig):
+                value._parent = self.cfg
+                value._validate()
+                cfg = value
+            else:
+                raise ValueError('invalid configuration object')
 
-            value._parent = self.cfg
-            value._validate()
-            return value
+            return cfg
 
         return self.field.validate(self.cfg, value)