diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 888791f..5504e2f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "basiscore",
-  "version": "2.35.0",
+  "version": "2.36.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "basiscore",
-      "version": "2.35.0",
+      "version": "2.36.2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/pako": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/src/component/renderable/schema/SchemaComponent.ts b/src/component/renderable/schema/SchemaComponent.ts
index f007721..9a7cc48 100644
--- a/src/component/renderable/schema/SchemaComponent.ts
+++ b/src/component/renderable/schema/SchemaComponent.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ export default class SchemaComponent extends SourceBaseComponent {
     var schemaCallback: GetSchemaCallbackAsync = schemaCallbackStr
       ? eval(schemaCallbackStr)
       : null;
-
     if (!schemaCallback) {
       schemaCallback = async (context, schemaUrl) => {
         // const url = Util.formatUrl(schemaUrlStr, null, {
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@ export default class SchemaComponent extends SourceBaseComponent {
     this._schema = await schemaCallback(this.context, options.paramUrl);
     const optionName = await this.getAttributeValueAsync("options");
     let option = optionName ? eval(optionName) : null;
-    const validationHandler = new ValidationHandler(this._schema.lid, option);
-    const schemaDirection = this._schema.direction ?? direction;
+    const validationHandler = new ValidationHandler(this._schema?.lid, option);
+    const schemaDirection = this._schema?.direction ?? direction;
     options["direction"] = schemaDirection;
     container.setAttribute("data-bc-schema-direction", schemaDirection);
     const sections = new Map<number, Section>();
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ export default class SchemaComponent extends SourceBaseComponent {
               options,
               cellManager,
               partAnswer,
-validationHandler
+              validationHandler
             )
           );
         }
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ validationHandler
     let hasValidationError = false;
     let retVal: IUserActionResult = null;
     const errorResultSourceId =
-      await this.errorResultSourceIdToken?.getValueAsync();
+      await this.errorResultSourceIdToken?.getValueAsync(); 
     for (const question of this._questions) {
       try {
         var actions = await question.getUserActionAsync();