diff --git a/conf/test_nodx_noaln.config b/conf/test_nodx_noaln.config
index eed15dd4..c42e2309 100644
--- a/conf/test_nodx_noaln.config
+++ b/conf/test_nodx_noaln.config
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ params {
     protocol              = 'directRNA'
     skip_demultiplexing   = true
     skip_alignment        = true
-    skip_fusion_analysis= true
+    skip_fusion_analysis  = true
     skip_modification_analysis=true
 }
diff --git a/nextflow_schema.json b/nextflow_schema.json
index 5e716045..6dbb8b4e 100644
--- a/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 "protocol": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Input sample type. Valid options: 'DNA', 'cDNA',  and 'directRNA'.",
-                    "format": "file-path",
+                    "format": "sample-type",
                     "mimetype": "text/csv",
                     "schema": "assets/schema_input.json",
                     "help_text": "You will need to specify a protocol based on the sample input type. Valid options are 'DNA', 'cDNA', and 'directRNA'.",