diff --git a/dandiapi/api/tests/factories.py b/dandiapi/api/tests/factories.py
index ac0998590..7b3f3e09a 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/tests/factories.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/tests/factories.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def metadata(self):
                 {
                     'name': f'{faker.Faker().last_name()}, {faker.Faker().first_name()}',
                     'roleName': ['dcite:ContactPerson'],
+                    'email': faker.Faker().email(),
                     'schemaKey': 'Person',
                 }
             ],
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4a988ff8d..e7db9cc0a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         'celery',
         # Pin dandischema to exact version to make explicit which schema version is being used
-        'dandischema==0.10.1',  # schema version 0.6.7
+        'dandischema==0.10.2',  # schema version 0.6.8
         'django~=4.1.0',
         'django-admin-display',
         # Require 0.58.0 as it is the first version to support postgres' native
diff --git a/web/src/components/Meditor/types.ts b/web/src/components/Meditor/types.ts
index 5ca93b13f..0910a98c2 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Meditor/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/Meditor/types.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const isJSONSchema = (schema: JSONSchemaUnionType): schema is JSONSchema7
 
 export const isBasicSchema = (schema: JSONSchemaUnionType): schema is BasicSchema => (
   isJSONSchema(schema)
-  && (isBasicType(schema.type) || schema.type === undefined)
+  && (isBasicType(schema.type))
 );
 
 export const isObjectSchema = (schema: JSONSchemaUnionType): schema is ObjectSchema => (