diff --git a/src/preserves/private/preserves_schema_nim.nim b/src/preserves/private/preserves_schema_nim.nim
index dc9f3ae..bb90786 100644
--- a/src/preserves/private/preserves_schema_nim.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/private/preserves_schema_nim.nim
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ proc nimTypeOf(known: var TypeTable; sn: SchemaNode; name = ""): PNode =
       result = nn(nkObjectTy,
         newEmpty(),
         newEmpty(),
-        nn(nkDiscardStmt, newEmpty()))
+        nn(nkRecList, nn(nkDiscardStmt, newEmpty())))
     else:
       let recList = nkRecList.newNode()
       for i, field in sn.nodes: