diff --git a/src/openapi/build.gradle.kts b/src/openapi/build.gradle.kts
index e053973d..5deb6dfa 100644
--- a/src/openapi/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/openapi/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ kotlin {
             dependencies {
                 implementation(project(":src:compiler:core"))
                 implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.5.1")
-                implementation("community.flock.kotlinx.openapi.bindings:kotlin-openapi-bindings:0.0.15")
+                implementation("community.flock.kotlinx.openapi.bindings:kotlin-openapi-bindings:0.0.17")
             }
         }
         commonTest {
diff --git a/src/openapi/src/commonMain/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParser.kt b/src/openapi/src/commonMain/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParser.kt
index e1988f93..172c72b4 100644
--- a/src/openapi/src/commonMain/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParser.kt
+++ b/src/openapi/src/commonMain/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParser.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package community.flock.wirespec.openapi.v2
 
+import arrow.core.filterIsInstance
 import community.flock.kotlinx.openapi.bindings.v2.BooleanObject
 import community.flock.kotlinx.openapi.bindings.v2.OpenAPI
 import community.flock.kotlinx.openapi.bindings.v2.OperationObject
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ class OpenApiParser(private val openApi: SwaggerObject) {
     }
 
     private fun parseDefinitions() = openApi.definitions.orEmpty()
+        .filterIsInstance<String, SchemaObject>()
         .filter { it.value.additionalProperties == null }
         .flatMap { it.value.flatten(className(it.key)) }
 
@@ -197,19 +199,18 @@ class OpenApiParser(private val openApi: SwaggerObject) {
     private fun ReferenceObject.resolveSchemaObject() =
         openApi.definitions
             ?.get(getReference())
-            ?.let { this to it }
             ?: error("Cannot resolve ref: $ref")
 
     private fun SchemaOrReferenceObject.resolve(): SchemaObject =
         when (this) {
             is SchemaObject -> this
-            is ReferenceObject -> this.resolveSchemaObject().second
+            is ReferenceObject -> this.resolveSchemaObject().resolve()
         }
 
     private fun SchemaOrReferenceOrBooleanObject.resolve(): SchemaObject =
         when (this) {
             is SchemaObject -> this
-            is ReferenceObject -> this.resolveSchemaObject().second
+            is ReferenceObject -> this.resolveSchemaObject().resolve()
             is BooleanObject -> TODO()
         }
 
@@ -298,7 +299,8 @@ class OpenApiParser(private val openApi: SwaggerObject) {
     }
 
     private fun ReferenceObject.toReference(): Reference =
-        resolveSchemaObject().let { (referencingObject, schema) ->
+        resolveSchemaObject().let { refOrSchema ->
+            val schema = refOrSchema.resolve()
             when {
                 schema.additionalProperties != null -> when (val additionalProperties = schema.additionalProperties!!) {
                     is BooleanObject -> Reference.Any(false, true)
@@ -306,16 +308,19 @@ class OpenApiParser(private val openApi: SwaggerObject) {
                     is SchemaObject -> additionalProperties.toReference(getReference()).toMap()
                 }
 
-                schema.enum != null -> Reference.Custom(className(referencingObject.getReference()), false, false)
+                schema.enum != null -> Reference.Custom(className(this.getReference()), false, false)
                 schema.type.isPrimitive() -> Reference.Primitive(schema.type!!.toPrimitive(), false, false)
                 else -> when (schema.type) {
                     OpenapiType.ARRAY -> when (val items = schema.items) {
                         is ReferenceObject -> Reference.Custom(className(items.getReference()), true)
-                        is SchemaObject -> Reference.Custom(className(referencingObject.getReference(), "Array"), true)
+                        is SchemaObject -> Reference.Custom(className(this.getReference(), "Array"), true)
                         null -> error("items cannot be null when type is array: ${this.ref}")
                     }
 
-                    else -> Reference.Custom(className(referencingObject.getReference()), false)
+                    else -> when(refOrSchema){
+                        is SchemaObject -> Reference.Custom(className(this.getReference()), false)
+                        is ReferenceObject -> Reference.Custom(className(refOrSchema.getReference()), false)
+                    }
 
                 }
             }
@@ -376,7 +381,7 @@ class OpenApiParser(private val openApi: SwaggerObject) {
             is SchemaObject -> {
                 Field(
                     identifier = Field.Identifier(key),
-                    reference = when(value.type){
+                    reference = when (value.type) {
                         OpenapiType.ARRAY -> value.toReference(className(name, key, "Array"))
                         else -> value.toReference(className(name, key))
                     },
diff --git a/src/openapi/src/commonTest/resources/v2/alias.json b/src/openapi/src/commonTest/resources/v2/alias.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ffee9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openapi/src/commonTest/resources/v2/alias.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "swagger": "2.0",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "Alias",
+    "version": "1.0.0"
+  },
+  "consumes": [
+    "application/json"
+  ],
+  "produces": [
+    "application/json"
+  ],
+  "paths": {
+    "/alisa": {
+      "get": {
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Ok",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Bar"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "Foo": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "a": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "Bar": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/Foo"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/openapi/src/jvmTest/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParserTest.kt b/src/openapi/src/jvmTest/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParserTest.kt
index 7f5af78a..af220d6c 100644
--- a/src/openapi/src/jvmTest/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParserTest.kt
+++ b/src/openapi/src/jvmTest/kotlin/community/flock/wirespec/openapi/v2/OpenApiParserTest.kt
@@ -219,6 +219,53 @@ class OpenApiParserTest {
         assertEquals(expectedEndpoint, endpoints)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun alias() {
+        val json = IO.readOpenApi("v2/alias.json")
+
+        val openApi = OpenAPI.decodeFromString(json)
+        val ast = OpenApiParser.parse(openApi)
+
+        val expected = listOf(
+            Endpoint(
+                name = "AlisaGET",
+                method = Endpoint.Method.GET,
+                path = listOf(Endpoint.Segment.Literal(value = "alisa")),
+                query = emptyList(),
+                headers = emptyList(),
+                cookies = emptyList(),
+                requests = listOf(Endpoint.Request(content = null)),
+                responses = listOf(
+                    Endpoint.Response(
+                        status = "200",
+                        content = Endpoint.Content(
+                            type = "application/json",
+                            reference = Custom(value = "Foo", isIterable = false, isMap = false),
+                            isNullable = false
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            ),
+            Type(
+                name = "Foo",
+                shape = Shape(
+                    value = listOf(
+                        Field(
+                            identifier = Identifier(value = "a"),
+                            reference = Primitive(
+                                type = Primitive.Type.String,
+                                isIterable = false,
+                                isMap = false
+                            ),
+                            isNullable = true
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        assertEquals(expected, ast)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun objectInRequest() {
         val json = IO.readOpenApi("v2/object-in-request.json")
@@ -227,7 +274,6 @@ class OpenApiParserTest {
         val ast = OpenApiParser.parse(openApi)
 
         assertEquals(Expected.objectInRequest, ast)
-        assertEquals(Expected.objectInRequest, ast)
     }
 
     @Test