diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
index df3d976b80..7550bcc79b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ app.post(
       req.config.vodObjectStoreId,
       req.body
     );
-    if (!req.body.url) {
+    if (typeof req.body?.url !== "string") {
       return res.status(422).json({
         errors: ["You must provide a url from which import an asset"],
       });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml b/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
index 232b314658..aea1586a29 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ components:
           example: 09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7
 
     new-asset-payload:
-      additionalProperties: false
+      additionalProperties: true
       required:
         - name
       properties: