diff --git a/tap_github/schemas/teams.json b/tap_github/schemas/teams.json
index 3fe7845d..7ae0d7f6 100644
--- a/tap_github/schemas/teams.json
+++ b/tap_github/schemas/teams.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "parent": {
       "type": [
         "null",
-        "string"
+        "object"
       ]
     }
   }