diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c9ffaf..cb7df83 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@squeebot/core",
-  "version": "3.3.4",
+  "version": "3.3.5",
   "description": "Squeebot v3 core for the execution environment",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/plugin/repository/manager.ts b/src/plugin/repository/manager.ts
index 28eb264..1de6f6f 100644
--- a/src/plugin/repository/manager.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/repository/manager.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class RepositoryManager {
     const indexFileGet = await httpGET(url);
     const meta = JSON.parse(indexFileGet);
 
-    if (!meta.name || !meta.plugins || !meta.schema) {
+    if (!meta.name || !meta.plugins || !(meta.$schema || meta.schema)) {
       throw new Error('Invalid metadata file for repository.');
     }