diff --git a/models/Odmdb.js b/models/Odmdb.js
index b0409bc..6f3aa21 100644
--- a/models/Odmdb.js
+++ b/models/Odmdb.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Odmdb.Schema = (objectPathname, validschema, lg="en") => {
       if (!fs.existsSync(optionsfile)){
         res.status = 404;
         res.msg = "missingref";
-        res.data.missingref = res.data.schema.properties[p]["$ref"];
+        res.data.missingref = res.data.schema.properties[p].options["$ref"];
         return res;
       }else{
         if (!res.data.schema.apxref) {res.data.schema.apxref=[]}