diff --git a/meta/applicator.json b/meta/applicator.json
index a7c4a314..24a1cc4f 100644
--- a/meta/applicator.json
+++ b/meta/applicator.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "$recursiveAnchor": true,
 
     "title": "Applicator vocabulary meta-schema",
+    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
     "properties": {
         "additionalItems": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
         "unevaluatedItems": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
diff --git a/meta/core.json b/meta/core.json
index b28fc990..eb708a56 100644
--- a/meta/core.json
+++ b/meta/core.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         },
         "$recursiveAnchor": {
             "type": "boolean",
-            "const": true,
             "default": false
         },
         "$vocabulary": {
diff --git a/output/schema.json b/output/schema.json
index 7cf4c4ac..bef85935 100644
--- a/output/schema.json
+++ b/output/schema.json
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@
         },
         {
           "if": {
-            "oneOf": [
+            "anyOf": [
               {
                 "properties": {
                   "keywordLocation": {
-                    "pattern": ".*/$ref/.*"
+                    "pattern": "/\\$ref/"
                   }
-                }    
+                }
               },
               {
                 "properties": {
                   "keywordLocation": {
-                    "pattern": ".*/$recursiveRef/.*"
+                    "pattern": "/\\$recursiveRef/"
                   }
-                }    
+                }
               }
             ]
           },
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
       },
       "required": [ "valid" ]
     },
-    "basic": { "$ref": "#/outputUnit" },
-    "detailed": { "$ref": "#/outputUnit" },
-    "verbose": { "$ref": "#/outputUnit" }
+    "basic": { "$ref": "#/$defs/outputUnit" },
+    "detailed": { "$ref": "#/$defs/outputUnit" },
+    "verbose": { "$ref": "#/$defs/outputUnit" }
   }
 }