diff --git a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Operation.swift b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Operation.swift
index 8122bbf..cdbf112 100644
--- a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Operation.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Operation.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public struct Operation: Decodable {
                 } else if let parameter = try? parameterContainer.decode(Parameter.self) {
                     params.append(.node(parameter))
                 } else {
-                    fatalError("Unknown object")
+                    throw UnknownObject()
                 }
             }
             self.parameters = params
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ public struct Operation: Decodable {
 //        self.security = try con.decodeIfPresent(SecurityRequirement.self, forKey: .security)
     }
 }
+
+struct UnknownObject: Error { }
diff --git a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Parameter.swift b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Parameter.swift
index 104b059..b561b8b 100644
--- a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Parameter.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Parameter.swift
@@ -64,22 +64,57 @@ public struct Parameter: Decodable {
         case "array":
             let uniqueItems = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .uniqueItems)
             let collectionFormat = (try container.decodeIfPresent(CollectionFormat.self, forKey: .collectionFormat)) ?? .csv
-            let items = try container.decode(Items.self, forKey: .items)
-            type = .array(items, collectionFormat: collectionFormat, maxItems: maxItems, minItems: minItems, uniqueItems: uniqueItems ?? false)
+
+            if let items = try? container.decode(Items.self, forKey: .items) {
+                type = .array(
+                    .node(items),
+                    collectionFormat: collectionFormat,
+                    maxItems: maxItems,
+                    minItems: minItems,
+                    uniqueItems: uniqueItems ?? false
+                )
+            } else if let reference = try? container.decode(Reference.self, forKey: .items) {
+                type = .array(
+                    .reference(reference.ref),
+                    collectionFormat: collectionFormat,
+                    maxItems: maxItems,
+                    minItems: minItems,
+                    uniqueItems: uniqueItems ?? false
+                )
+            } else {
+                throw InvalidArrayType()
+            }
+
         case "boolean":
             type = .boolean
         case "file":
             type = .file
         case "integer":
-            type = .integer(format: format, maximum: maximum, exclusiveMaximum: exclusiveMaximum, minimum: minimum, exclusiveMinimum: exclusiveMinimum, multipleOf: multipleOf)
+            type = .integer(
+                format: format,
+                maximum: maximum,
+                exclusiveMaximum: exclusiveMaximum,
+                minimum: minimum,
+                exclusiveMinimum: exclusiveMinimum,
+                multipleOf: multipleOf
+            )
         case "number":
-            type = .number(format: format, maximum: maximum, exclusiveMaximum: exclusiveMaximum, minimum: minimum, exclusiveMinimum: exclusiveMinimum, multipleOf: multipleOf)
+            type = .number(
+                format: format,
+                maximum: maximum,
+                exclusiveMaximum: exclusiveMaximum,
+                minimum: minimum,
+                exclusiveMinimum: exclusiveMinimum,
+                multipleOf: multipleOf
+            )
         case "string":
-            type = .string(format: format,
-                           enumValues: enumeration,
-                           maxLength: maxLength,
-                           minLength: minLength,
-                           pattern: pattern)
+            type = .string(
+                format: format,
+                enumValues: enumeration,
+                maxLength: maxLength,
+                minLength: minLength,
+                pattern: pattern
+            )
         default:
             type = nil
         }
@@ -107,3 +142,5 @@ public struct Parameter: Decodable {
         }
     }
 }
+
+struct InvalidArrayType: Error { }
diff --git a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/ParameterType.swift b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/ParameterType.swift
index a0076cd..3d31655 100644
--- a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/ParameterType.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/ParameterType.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ public indirect enum ParameterType {
     case number(format: DataFormat?, maximum: Int?, exclusiveMaximum: Bool?, minimum: Int?, exclusiveMinimum: Bool?, multipleOf: Int?)
     case integer(format: DataFormat?, maximum: Int?, exclusiveMaximum: Bool?, minimum: Int?, exclusiveMinimum: Bool?, multipleOf: Int?)
     case boolean
-    case array(Items, collectionFormat: CollectionFormat, maxItems: Int?, minItems: Int?, uniqueItems: Bool)
+    case array(Node<Items>, collectionFormat: CollectionFormat, maxItems: Int?, minItems: Int?, uniqueItems: Bool)
     case file
 }
diff --git a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Schema.swift b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Schema.swift
index 4e8506c..1a2e782 100644
--- a/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Schema.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwaggerSwiftML/Models/Schema.swift
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ public struct Schema: Decodable {
         if typeString == nil {
             if container.contains(.properties) || container.contains(.allOf) {
                 typeString = "object"
+            } else if container.contains(.items) {
+                typeString = "array"
             } else {
                 throw SwaggerError.failedToParse(description: "Failed to parse type without type information. The type has no properties or allOf defined and so it cant be an object. The object has these properties: \(container.allKeys.map { $0.rawValue }.joined(separator: ", "))", codingPath: container.codingPath)
             }
diff --git a/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/array_with_ref.yaml b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/array_with_ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb815a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/array_with_ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+in: query
+name: paramName
+required: true
+type: array
+items:
+  $ref: "#/definitions/SomeType"
diff --git a/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/formdata_param.yaml b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/formdata_param.yaml
index efc947f..07bd82a 100644
--- a/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/formdata_param.yaml
+++ b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/Parameter/formdata_param.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ name: avatar
 in: formData
 required: true
 type: file
+
diff --git a/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/ParameterTests.swift b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/ParameterTests.swift
index e016d64..01d18f0 100644
--- a/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/ParameterTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwaggerSwiftMLTests/ParameterTests.swift
@@ -62,4 +62,14 @@ final class ParameterTests: XCTestCase {
 
         //        XCTAssertEqual(parameter.location, .body)
     }
+
+    func testArrayWithRef() {
+        let basicFileUrl = Bundle.module.url(forResource: "Parameter/array_with_ref", withExtension: "yaml")
+
+        let fileContents = try! String(contentsOf: basicFileUrl!, encoding: .utf8)
+
+        _ = try! YAMLDecoder().decode(Parameter.self, from: fileContents)
+
+        //        XCTAssertEqual(parameter.location, .body)
+    }
 }