diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8c173492f..f4930654e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v0.49.0 (unreleased)
+--------------------
+Contributors to this version: Juliette Lavoie (:user:`juliettelavoie`).
+
+Bug fixes
+^^^^^^^^^
+* Add `measure` to YAML validation schema (for building sdba properties) and allow skipping the YAML validation when building modules. ( :pull:`1664`).
+
 v0.48.1 (2024-02-20)
 --------------------
 Contributors to this version: Trevor James Smith (:user:`Zeitsperre`).
diff --git a/tests/test_modules.py b/tests/test_modules.py
index 1927fa94f..85eee2f3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -224,6 +224,39 @@ def test_realm(tmp_path):
     assert mod.ice_extent.realm == "ocean"
 
 
+def test_validate(tmp_path):
+    # Regression test for #1425
+    yml = """
+    realm: land
+
+    indicators:
+      ice_extent:
+        base: sea_ice_extent
+        realm: ocean
+        this_is_not_accepted: True
+    """
+    fh = tmp_path / "test.yml"
+    fh.write_text(yml)
+
+    with pytest.raises(yamale.YamaleError):
+        build_indicator_module_from_yaml(fh, name="test")
+
+    build_indicator_module_from_yaml(fh, name="test2", validate=False)
+
+    sch = r"""
+realm: str(required=False)
+indicators: map(include('indicator'), key=regex(r'^[-\w]+$'))
+---
+indicator:
+  base: str(required=False)
+  realm: str(required=False)
+  this_is_not_accepted: bool()
+"""
+    fsch = tmp_path / "schema.yml"
+    fsch.write_text(sch)
+    build_indicator_module_from_yaml(fh, name="test3", validate=fsch)
+
+
 class TestOfficialYaml(yamale.YamaleTestCase):
     base_dir = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "xclim" / "data")
     schema = "schema.yml"
diff --git a/xclim/core/indicator.py b/xclim/core/indicator.py
index 2c2ed5323..deb0125a7 100644
--- a/xclim/core/indicator.py
+++ b/xclim/core/indicator.py
@@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ def build_indicator_module_from_yaml(  # noqa: C901
     mode: str = "raise",
     encoding: str = "UTF8",
     reload: bool = False,
+    validate: bool | PathLike = True,
 ) -> ModuleType:
     """Build or extend an indicator module from a YAML file.
 
@@ -1694,6 +1695,10 @@ def build_indicator_module_from_yaml(  # noqa: C901
     reload : bool
       If reload is True and the module already exists, it is first removed before being rebuilt.
       If False (default), indicators are added or updated, but not removed.
+    validate : bool or path
+      If True (default), the yaml module is validated against xclim's schema.
+      Can also be the path to a yml schema against which to validate.
+      Or False, in which case validation is simply skipped.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -1731,13 +1736,19 @@ def build_indicator_module_from_yaml(  # noqa: C901
     with ymlpath.open(encoding=encoding) as f:
         yml = safe_load(f)
 
-    # Read schema
-    schema = yamale.make_schema(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "schema.yml")
+    if validate is not False:
+        # Read schema
+        if validate is not True:
+            schema = yamale.make_schema(validate)
+        else:
+            schema = yamale.make_schema(
+                Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "schema.yml"
+            )
 
-    # Validate - a YamaleError will be raised if the module does not comply with the schema.
-    yamale.validate(
-        schema, yamale.make_data(content=ymlpath.read_text(encoding=encoding))
-    )
+        # Validate - a YamaleError will be raised if the module does not comply with the schema.
+        yamale.validate(
+            schema, yamale.make_data(content=ymlpath.read_text(encoding=encoding))
+        )
 
     # Load values from top-level in yml.
     # Priority of arguments differ.
diff --git a/xclim/data/schema.yml b/xclim/data/schema.yml
index f9d2dd7e1..b36ec5baf 100644
--- a/xclim/data/schema.yml
+++ b/xclim/data/schema.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ indicator:
   compute: str(required=False)
   input: map(str(), key=str(), required=False)
   keywords: str(required=False)
+  measure: str(required=False)
   missing: str(required=False)
   missing_options: map(key=str(), required=False)
   notes: str(required=False)