diff --git a/meta/applicator.json b/meta/applicator.json
index 6b4ac989..64af5792 100644
--- a/meta/applicator.json
+++ b/meta/applicator.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "$dynamicAnchor": "meta",
 
     "title": "Applicator vocabulary meta-schema",
+    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
     "properties": {
         "prefixItems": { "$ref": "#/$defs/schemaArray" },
         "items": { "$dynamicRef": "#meta" },