diff --git a/src/core/zowe/core_for_zowe_sdk/config_file.py b/src/core/zowe/core_for_zowe_sdk/config_file.py
index b9e01b3d..aab694f5 100644
--- a/src/core/zowe/core_for_zowe_sdk/config_file.py
+++ b/src/core/zowe/core_for_zowe_sdk/config_file.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ def validate_schema(
 
         # validate the $schema property
         if path_schema_json:
+            print(self.jsonc, path_schema_json)
             validate_config_json(self.jsonc, path_schema_json, cwd = self.location)
 
     def schema_list(
diff --git a/tests/unit/fixtures/invalid.zowe.schema.json b/tests/unit/fixtures/invalid.zowe.schema.json
index cbb1cc9a..8d1a8a22 100644
--- a/tests/unit/fixtures/invalid.zowe.schema.json
+++ b/tests/unit/fixtures/invalid.zowe.schema.json
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
                                                 "description": "The z/OSMF server host name."
                                             },
                                             "port": {
-                                                "type": "number",
+                                                "type": "string",
                                                 "description": "The z/OSMF server port.",
-                                                "default": 443
+                                                "default": "443"
                                             },
                                             "user": {
                                                 "type": "string",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_zowe_core.py b/tests/unit/test_zowe_core.py
index bf71ef6f..03fd4097 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_zowe_core.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_zowe_core.py
@@ -633,9 +633,14 @@ def test_profile_loading_with_invalid_schema(self, get_pass_func):
         # Setup - copy profile to fake filesystem created by pyfakefs
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             custom_file_path = os.path.join(self.custom_dir, "invalid.zowe.config.json")
-            shutil.copy(self.original_invalid_file_path, custom_file_path)
-            shutil.copy(self.original_invalid_schema_file_path, self.custom_dir)
+            # shutil.copy(self.original_invalid_file_path, custom_file_path)
+            # shutil.copy(self.original_invalid_schema_file_path, self.custom_dir)
             os.chdir(self.custom_dir)
+            with open(self.original_file_path, 'r') as f:
+                original_config = commentjson.load(f)
+            original_config["$schema"] = "./invalid.zowe.schema.json"
+            with open(os.path.join(self.custom_dir, "invalid.zowe.config.json"), 'w') as f:
+                commentjson.dump(original_config, f)
 
             self.setUpCreds(custom_file_path, {
                 "profiles.zosmf.properties.user": "user",