diff --git a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_dashboard/yaxis.json b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_dashboard/yaxis.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce723281d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_dashboard/yaxis.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[
+ {
+  "op": "test",
+  "path": "/definitions/SingleAxisOptions/properties/YAxisOptions",
+  "value": {
+   "$ref": "#/definitions/YAxisOptions"
+  }
+ },
+ {
+  "op": "replace",
+  "path": "/definitions/SingleAxisOptions/properties/YAxisOptions",
+  "value": {
+   "properties": {
+    "YAxis": {
+     "$ref": "#/definitions/SingleYAxisOption"
+    }
+   }
+  }
+ }
+]
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_template/yaxis.json b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_template/yaxis.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce723281d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/patches/providers/all/aws_quicksight_template/yaxis.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[
+ {
+  "op": "test",
+  "path": "/definitions/SingleAxisOptions/properties/YAxisOptions",
+  "value": {
+   "$ref": "#/definitions/YAxisOptions"
+  }
+ },
+ {
+  "op": "replace",
+  "path": "/definitions/SingleAxisOptions/properties/YAxisOptions",
+  "value": {
+   "properties": {
+    "YAxis": {
+     "$ref": "#/definitions/SingleYAxisOption"
+    }
+   }
+  }
+ }
+]
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-dashboard.json b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-dashboard.json
index 2b4e64c415..2a37d3ff6f 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-dashboard.json
+++ b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-dashboard.json
@@ -9314,7 +9314,11 @@
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
     "YAxisOptions": {
-     "$ref": "#/definitions/YAxisOptions"
+     "properties": {
+      "YAxis": {
+       "$ref": "#/definitions/SingleYAxisOption"
+      }
+     }
     }
    },
    "type": "object"
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-template.json b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-template.json
index ac09fd2fbe..e0ac9b6494 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-template.json
+++ b/src/cfnlint/data/schemas/providers/us_east_1/aws-quicksight-template.json
@@ -8932,7 +8932,11 @@
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
     "YAxisOptions": {
-     "$ref": "#/definitions/YAxisOptions"
+     "properties": {
+      "YAxis": {
+       "$ref": "#/definitions/SingleYAxisOption"
+      }
+     }
     }
    },
    "type": "object"
diff --git a/test/integration/test_schema_files.py b/test/integration/test_schema_files.py
index a46e42ec04..7e435c8f5b 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_schema_files.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_schema_files.py
@@ -112,47 +112,47 @@ def validate_basic_schema_details(
                 except RefResolutionError:
                     self.fail(f"Can't find prop {prop} for {section} in {filepath}")
 
-    def _build_keywords(
-        self, obj: Any, schema_resolver: RefResolver, refs: list[str] | None = None
-    ):
-        if refs is None:
-            refs = []
+    def _build_keywords(self, obj: Any, schema_resolver: RefResolver, refs: list[str]):
         if not isinstance(obj, dict):
-            yield []
+            yield [], refs
             return
 
         if "type" in obj:
             if "object" in ensure_list(obj["type"]):
                 if "properties" in obj:
                     for k, v in obj["properties"].items():
-                        for item in self._build_keywords(v, schema_resolver, refs):
-                            yield [k] + item
+                        for item, refs in self._build_keywords(
+                            v, schema_resolver, refs
+                        ):
+                            yield [k] + item, refs
             if "array" in ensure_list(obj["type"]):
                 if "items" in obj:
-                    for item in self._build_keywords(
+                    for item, refs in self._build_keywords(
                         obj["items"], schema_resolver, refs
                     ):
-                        yield ["*"] + item
+                        yield ["*"] + item, refs
 
         if "$ref" in obj:
             ref = obj["$ref"]
             if ref in refs:
-                yield []
+                yield [], refs
                 return
             _, resolved_schema = schema_resolver.resolve(ref)
-            for item in self._build_keywords(
-                resolved_schema, schema_resolver, refs + [ref]
+            refs += [ref]
+            for item, refs in self._build_keywords(
+                resolved_schema, schema_resolver, refs
             ):
-                yield item
+                yield item, refs
 
-        yield []
+        yield [], refs
 
     def build_keywords(self, schema_resolver):
         self._found_keywords.append(
             "/".join(["Resources", schema_resolver.referrer["typeName"], "Properties"])
         )
+        refs = []
         for k, v in schema_resolver.referrer.get("properties").items():
-            for item in self._build_keywords(v, schema_resolver):
+            for item, refs in self._build_keywords(v, schema_resolver, refs):
                 self._found_keywords.append(
                     "/".join(
                         [