diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index ef700522..cb093515 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const scValidator = new Validator();
 scValidator.addSchemas(join('node_modules', '@openstapps', 'core', 'lib', 'schema'));
 
 // validate the config file
-const configValidation = scValidator.validate(config.util.toObject(), 'ConfigFile');
+const configValidation = scValidator.validate(config.util.toObject(), 'SCConfigFile');
 
 // validation failed
 if (configValidation.errors.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/routes/Route.ts b/src/routes/Route.ts
index b0207421..c539db25 100644
--- a/src/routes/Route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/Route.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function createRoute<RETURNTYPE>(
         const validator: Validator = req.app.get('validator');
 
         // validate request
-        const requestValidation = validator.validate(req.body, routeClass.requestBodyName.substring(2));
+        const requestValidation = validator.validate(req.body, routeClass.requestBodyName);
 
         if (requestValidation.errors.length > 0) {
           const error = new SCValidationErrorResponse(
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function createRoute<RETURNTYPE>(
         const response = await handler(req.body, req.app, params);
 
         // validate response generated by handler
-        const responseValidation = validator.validate(response, routeClass.responseBodyName.substring(2));
+        const responseValidation = validator.validate(response, routeClass.responseBodyName);
 
         if (responseValidation.errors.length > 0) {
           const validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse(