diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 566343e862..f686be5d19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@unleash/express-openapi": "^0.2.1",
+    "@unleash/express-openapi": "^0.2.2",
     "ajv": "^8.11.0",
     "ajv-formats": "^2.1.1",
     "async": "^3.2.4",
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts b/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
index d9a9cec271..256fa63e9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const ajv = new Ajv({
     schemas: Object.values(schemas).map((schema) =>
         omitKeys(schema, 'components'),
     ),
-
     // example was superseded by examples in openapi 3.1, but we're still on 3.0, so
     // let's add it back in!
     keywords: ['example'],
diff --git a/src/lib/services/openapi-service.ts b/src/lib/services/openapi-service.ts
index dfee790164..b85af02ec6 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/openapi-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/openapi-service.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class OpenApiService {
         this.api = openapi(
             this.docsPath(),
             createOpenApiSchema(config.server),
-            { coerce: true },
+            { coerce: true, extendRefs: true },
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/types/openapi.d.ts b/src/lib/types/openapi.d.ts
index e4ebb04a0f..82b5984b33 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/openapi.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/openapi.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ declare module '@unleash/express-openapi' {
     export default function openapi(
         docsPath: string,
         document: Omit<OpenAPIV3.Document, 'paths'>,
-        options?: { coerce: boolean },
+        options?: { coerce: boolean; extendRefs: boolean },
     ): IExpressOpenApi;
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0c7e05219d..36c41be664 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1353,10 +1353,10 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/types" "5.52.0"
     eslint-visitor-keys "^3.3.0"
 
-"@unleash/express-openapi@^0.2.1":
-  version "0.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@unleash/express-openapi/-/express-openapi-0.2.1.tgz#ecbba742dad0a05c1563f35e3272ee3671dc478d"
-  integrity sha512-wvwgSrzMGo3khB2E/xPLXlB/uT6FruszIsUDThJpttILtxBmj1SDWb0L6SG1CQ2tlnC786/6+0iSBwcz0fViOg==
+"@unleash/express-openapi@^0.2.2":
+  version "0.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@unleash/express-openapi/-/express-openapi-0.2.2.tgz#b6e6a3d0fb93f8f52fc7d8f375e9bb52a3d3a46e"
+  integrity sha512-Evn1gVB5v7QMAs/mGjTc3NihX9wZnMdyBPvpd/JqMI8NDH9z/q46cYnh2t7bFPQj7FBghWwZlcJNm7PU0bxe7A==
   dependencies:
     ajv "^6.10.2"
     http-errors "^1.7.3"