diff --git a/scripts/make_schemas.ts b/scripts/make_schemas.ts
index 93189593..3f2289ba 100644
--- a/scripts/make_schemas.ts
+++ b/scripts/make_schemas.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //import { createGenerator } from "npm:ts-json-schema-generator";
 import { exec } from "https://deno.land/x/exec/mod.ts";
 
+/**
+ * An array of objects containing the path to the TypeScript file, the type to generate a schema for, and the path to the tsconfig.json file.
+ */
 const configs = [
   {
     path: "./npm/src/style.ts",
@@ -39,6 +42,20 @@ for (const config of configs) {
   //  console.log(command);
 
   exec(command);
+
+  if (config.type === "Style") {
+    console.log("[schemas] Fixing CSL style schema ...");
+    // why am I getting a file not found error here?
+    const schema = JSON.parse(await Deno.readTextFile(schemaFileName));
+    // modify this property to workaround upstream bug
+    delete schema.properties.templates.$ref;
+    schema.properties.templates.type = "object";
+    schema.properties.templates.patternProperties = {
+      "": { type: "#/definitions/InputReference" }
+    };
+
+    await Deno.writeTextFile(schemaFileName, JSON.stringify(schema));
+  }
 }
 
 console.log("[schemas] Complete!");