diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/manifest-schema.yml b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/manifest-schema.yml
index 0a65dde..452bcc7 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/manifest-schema.yml
+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/file_copy/manifest-schema.yml
@@ -7,31 +7,38 @@ properties:
         properties:
           mkdirs:
             items:
-              dir:
-                $ref: '#/definitions/absolute_path'
-              permissions:
-                type: string
-              owner:
-                type: string
-              group:
-                type: string
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                dir:
+                  type: string
+                permissions:
+                  type: string
+                owner:
+                  type: string
+                group:
+                  type: string
+              required: [dir]
+              additionalProperties: false
+
           files:
-            items:
-              src:
-                $ref: '#/definitions/absolute_path'
-              dst:
-                $ref: '#/definitions/absolute_path'
-              permissions:
-                type: string
-              owner:
-                type: string
-              group:
-                type: string
-            minItems: 1
             type: array
-            required:
-              - src
-              - dst
+            minItems: 1
+            items:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                src:
+                  type: string
+                dst:
+                  type: string
+                permissions:
+                  type: string
+                owner:
+                  type: string
+                group:
+                  type: string
+              required: [src, dst]
+              additionalProperties: false
+
         required:
         - files
         type: object