diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 706d155d27..fe7fdcc28b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 - Update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.5.1 ([#3052](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3052))
 - update api docs to new structure ([#3054](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3054))
 - Update to pytest v8 and move it to dev dependencies ([#3058](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3058))
+- handle new jsonschema error type ([#3061](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3061))
 
 ## [v2.14.1 - Tantalum Toad - Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.14.1) - [2024-05-09]
 
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/environment_yml.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/environment_yml.py
index 92281d99c0..e10ef1761d 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/environment_yml.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/environment_yml.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def environment_yml(module_lint_object: ComponentLint, module: NFCoreComponent)
             hint = ""
             if len(e.path) > 0:
                 hint = f"\nCheck the entry for `{e.path[0]}`."
-            if e.schema.get("message"):
+            if e.schema and isinstance(e.schema, dict) and "message" in e.schema:
                 e.message = e.schema["message"]
             module.failed.append(
                 (
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/meta_yml.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/meta_yml.py
index 481d50b3ef..4c036713c8 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/meta_yml.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/meta_yml.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def meta_yml(module_lint_object: ComponentLint, module: NFCoreComponent) -> None
             hint = f"\nCheck the entry for `{e.path[0]}`."
         if e.message.startswith("None is not of type 'object'") and len(e.path) > 2:
             hint = f"\nCheck that the child entries of {str(e.path[0])+'.'+str(e.path[2])} are indented correctly."
-        if e.schema.get("message"):
+        if e.schema and isinstance(e.schema, dict) and "message" in e.schema:
             e.message = e.schema["message"]
             incorrect_value = meta_yaml
             for key in e.path: