diff --git a/lib/schema/validate.js b/lib/schema/validate.js
index dd11244..9e8389b 100644
--- a/lib/schema/validate.js
+++ b/lib/schema/validate.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ const validatePayload = async ({
   Object.entries(payloads).forEach(([fileName, payload]) => {
     const { version } = getResourceAndVersion({ payload, version: DEFAULT_DD_VERSION });
     if (createReports) {
-      if (!payloadAccumulator) payloadAccumulator = payload;
+      if (!payloadAccumulator) payloadAccumulator = normalizePayload(payload);
       else payloadAccumulator.value = payloadAccumulator.value.concat(normalizePayload(payload).value);
     }
     errorMap = validate({