diff --git a/test/Schema.spec.ts b/test/Schema.spec.ts
index 48a5e9d8..77dc3ab4 100644
--- a/test/Schema.spec.ts
+++ b/test/Schema.spec.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export class SchemaSpec {
             continue;
           }
 
-          const type = property.type!;
+          let type = property.type!;
 
           if (isIntrinsicType(type)) {
             continue;
@@ -212,10 +212,24 @@ export class SchemaSpec {
               fail(`'${thingName}'#'${property.name}' element type '${elementType.type}' is not handled by this test!`);
             }
           } else if (isReferenceType(type)) {
-            expect(SchemaSpec.thingNames).not.to.contain(
-              type.name,
-              `Property '${property.name}' on type '${thingName}' has element type '${type.name}'.`,
-            );
+            do {
+              expect(SchemaSpec.thingNames).not.to.contain(
+                type.name,
+                `Property '${property.name}' on type '${thingName}' has element type '${type.name}'.`,
+              );
+
+              const referencedObject = SchemaSpec.objects[type.name];
+              if (typeof referencedObject !== 'undefined') {
+                const referencedType = referencedObject.type;
+                if (typeof referencedType !== 'undefined') {
+                  type = referencedType;
+                } else {
+                  break;
+                }
+              } else {
+                break;
+              }
+            } while (isReferenceType(type));
           } else if (isUnionType(type)) {
             for (const nestedType of type.types) {
               if (isIntrinsicType(nestedType) || isStringLiteralType(nestedType)) {