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+'use strict'
+
+const tape = require('tape')
+const { validator } = require('../../')
+
+tape('regression #177', (t) => {
+  const obj = { type: 'object' }
+
+  for (const [a, b] of [[{}, obj], [obj, {}], [obj, obj]]) {
+    t.doesNotThrow(() => {
+      const validate = validator({
+        required: ['type'],
+        discriminator: { propertyName: 'type' },
+        properties: {
+          type: {
+            enum: ['noop', 'foo'],
+          },
+        },
+        oneOf: [
+          {
+            type: 'object',
+            properties: { type: { const: 'noop' } },
+          },
+          {
+            ...a,
+            required: ['method'],
+            discriminator: { propertyName: 'method' },
+            properties: {
+              type: { const: 'foo' },
+              method: {
+                enum: ['bar', 'buzz'],
+              },
+            },
+            oneOf: [
+              {
+                ...b,
+                properties: {
+                  method: { const: 'bar' },
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                ...b,
+                properties: {
+                  method: { const: 'buzz' },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      t.notOk(validate({}), '{}')
+      t.ok(validate({ type: 'noop' }), "{ type: 'noop' }")
+      t.notOk(validate({ type: 'no' }), "{ type: 'no' }")
+      t.notOk(validate({ type: 'bar' }), "{ type: 'bar' }")
+      t.notOk(validate({ type: 'foo' }), "{ type: 'foo' }")
+      t.ok(validate({ type: 'foo', method: 'bar' }), "{ type: 'foo', method: 'bar' }")
+      t.notOk(validate({ type: 'foo', method: 'fuzz' }), "{ type: 'foo', method: 'fuzz' }")
+    })
+  }
+
+  t.end()
+})