diff --git a/src/UI/Studio/EditLayer.svelte b/src/UI/Studio/EditLayer.svelte
index 4bb662e522..09d571d7ff 100644
--- a/src/UI/Studio/EditLayer.svelte
+++ b/src/UI/Studio/EditLayer.svelte
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
   {#if $currentlyMissing.length > 0}
     {#each requiredFields as required}
-      <SchemaBasedInput {state} schema={configForRequiredField(required)} path={[required]} />
+      <SchemaBasedInput {state} path={[required]} />
     {/each}
   {:else}
     <div class="m4 h-full overflow-y-auto">
diff --git a/src/UI/Studio/EditLayerState.ts b/src/UI/Studio/EditLayerState.ts
index 4abdf49261..b94b3f6114 100644
--- a/src/UI/Studio/EditLayerState.ts
+++ b/src/UI/Studio/EditLayerState.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ export abstract class EditJsonState<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    public getSchema(path: string[]): ConfigMeta[] {
+    public getSchema(path: (string | number)[]): ConfigMeta[] {
+        path = path.filter(p => typeof p === "string")
         const schemas = this.schema.filter(
             (sch) =>
                 sch !== undefined &&
diff --git a/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedArray.svelte b/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedArray.svelte
index 71c249162c..cd14004fe1 100644
--- a/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedArray.svelte
+++ b/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedArray.svelte
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
   import { TrashIcon } from "@babeard/svelte-heroicons/mini"
   import ShowConversionMessage from "./ShowConversionMessage.svelte"
   import Markdown from "../Base/Markdown.svelte"
-  import { Utils } from "../../Utils"
-  import type { QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson } from "../../Models/ThemeConfig/Json/QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson"
+  import type {
+    QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson,
+  } from "../../Models/ThemeConfig/Json/QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson"
   import CollapsedTagRenderingPreview from "./CollapsedTagRenderingPreview.svelte"
   import { Accordion } from "flowbite-svelte"
 
   export let state: EditJsonState<any>
   export let path: (string | number)[] = []
-  export let schema: ConfigMeta
+  let schema: ConfigMeta = state.getSchema(path)[0]
 
-  schema = Utils.Clone(schema)
   let title = schema.path.at(-1)
   let singular = title
   if (title?.endsWith("s")) {
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     .filter((part) => part.path.length - 1 === schema.path.length)
   let messages = state.messagesFor(path)
 
-  const currentValue = state.getStoreFor<(string | QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson)[]>(path)
+  let datapath = path
+  const currentValue = state.getStoreFor<(string | QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson)[]>(datapath)
   if (currentValue.data === undefined) {
     currentValue.setData([])
   }
@@ -54,18 +55,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function fusePath(i: number, subpartPath: string[]): (string | number)[] {
-    const newPath = [...path, i]
-    const toAdd = [...subpartPath]
-    for (const part of path) {
-      if (toAdd[0] === part) {
-        toAdd.splice(0, 1)
-      } else {
-        break
-      }
-    }
-    newPath.push(...toAdd)
-    return newPath
+  function fusePath(i: number): (string | number)[] {
+    return [...path, i]
   }
 
   function del(i: number) {
@@ -74,7 +65,6 @@
   }
 
 
-
 </script>
 
 <div class="pl-2">
@@ -85,18 +75,20 @@
   {/if}
   {#if $currentValue === undefined}
     No array defined
-  {:else if $currentValue.length === 0}
+  {:else if !Array.isArray($currentValue)}
+    Not an array: {typeof $currentValue} {JSON.stringify(path)} {JSON.stringify($currentValue).slice(0,120)}
+  {:else if $currentValue?.length === 0}
     No values are defined
     {#if $messages.length > 0}
       {#each $messages as message}
         <ShowConversionMessage {message} />
       {/each}
     {/if}
-    {:else if subparts.length === 0}
+  {:else if subparts.length === 0}
     <!-- We need an array of values, so we use the typehint of the _parent_ element as field -->
     {#each $currentValue as value, i}
       <div class="flex w-full">
-        <SchemaBasedField {state} {schema} path={fusePath(i, [])} />
+        <SchemaBasedField {state} {schema} path={fusePath(i)} />
         <button
           class="h-fit w-fit rounded-full border border-black p-1"
           on:click={() => {
@@ -109,9 +101,9 @@
     {/each}
   {:else}
     <Accordion>
-    {#each $currentValue as value, i  (value)}
-      <CollapsedTagRenderingPreview {state} {isTagRenderingBlock} {schema} {currentValue} {value} {i} {singular} path={fusePath(i, [])}/>
-    {/each}
+      {#each $currentValue as value, i (value)}
+        <CollapsedTagRenderingPreview {state} {isTagRenderingBlock} {schema} {currentValue} {value} {i} {singular} path={fusePath(i)} />
+      {/each}
     </Accordion>
   {/if}
   <div class="flex">
diff --git a/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedInput.svelte b/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedInput.svelte
index 483f2ee04a..8c0912150d 100644
--- a/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedInput.svelte
+++ b/src/UI/Studio/SchemaBasedInput.svelte
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@
   let schema: ConfigMeta = state.getSchema(<any> path)[0]
   let expertMode = state.expertMode
 </script>
-
-{#if (schema.hints?.group !== "expert" || $expertMode) && schema.hints.group !== "hidden"}
+{#if schema === undefined}
+  <div>ERROR: no schema found for {path.join(".")}</div>
+{:else if (schema.hints?.group !== "expert" || $expertMode) && schema.hints.group !== "hidden"}
   {#if schema.hints?.typehint?.endsWith("[]")}
     <!-- We cheat a bit here by matching this 'magical' type... -->
-    <SchemaBasedArray {path} {state} {schema} />
+    <SchemaBasedArray {path} {state} />
   {:else if schema.type === "array" && schema.hints.multianswer === "true"}
     <ArrayMultiAnswer {path} {state} {schema} />
   {:else if schema.type === "array"}
-    <SchemaBasedArray {path} {state} {schema} />
+    <SchemaBasedArray {path} {state} />
   {:else if schema.hints?.types}
     <SchemaBasedMultiType {path} {state} {schema} />
   {:else}