diff --git a/src/schemas/block.yaml b/src/schemas/block.yaml
index c0d2bd89c..2cd3247cb 100644
--- a/src/schemas/block.yaml
+++ b/src/schemas/block.yaml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ BadBlock:
   properties:
     block:
       title: Block
-      $ref: '#/components/schemas/bytes'
+      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Block'
     hash:
       title: Hash
       $ref: '#/components/schemas/hash32'