diff --git a/redocly.yaml b/redocly.yaml
index 28dda2db..31dcfa41 100644
--- a/redocly.yaml
+++ b/redocly.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ rules:
   no-invalid-media-type-examples: off
   no-path-trailing-slash: off
   operation-2xx-response: off
-  spec-strict-refs: error
\ No newline at end of file
+  spec-strict-refs: error
+  # $ref in examples are not spec-compliant so we perform this check in a python script.
+  no-invalid-schema-examples: off