diff --git a/app/__test__/ui/json-form.spec.ts b/app/__test__/ui/json-form.spec.ts
index c1331f2..331d6eb 100644
--- a/app/__test__/ui/json-form.spec.ts
+++ b/app/__test__/ui/json-form.spec.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ describe("json form", () => {
       ] satisfies [string, Exclude<JSONSchema, boolean>, boolean][];
 
       for (const [pointer, schema, output] of examples) {
-         expect(utils.isRequired(new Draft2019(schema), pointer, schema)).toBe(output);
+         expect(utils.isRequired(new Draft2019(schema), pointer, schema), `${pointer} `).toBe(
+            output,
+         );
       }
    });
 
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
index 7a94cd9..333bba3 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export function isRequired(lib: Draft, pointer: string, schema: JsonSchema, data
       }
 
       const parentPointer = getParentPointer(pointer);
-      if (parentPointer === "" || parentPointer === "#") return false;
       const parentSchema = lib.getSchema({ pointer: parentPointer, data });
       const required = parentSchema?.required?.includes(pointer.split("/").pop()!);