diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
index 0fa9e2bcee..e1ed50c9f2 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public static Optional<Schema> getArraySchema(io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.medi
             arraySchemaObject = new ArraySchema();
         } else {
             if (existingSchema == null) {
-                arraySchemaObject = new JsonSchema();
+                arraySchemaObject = new ArraySchema();
             } else {
                 arraySchemaObject = existingSchema;
             }