diff --git a/schemas/zowe-yaml-schema.json b/schemas/zowe-yaml-schema.json
index 4601706c51..deadae3492 100644
--- a/schemas/zowe-yaml-schema.json
+++ b/schemas/zowe-yaml-schema.json
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
             "file": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "Path of your z/OS keyring, including ring owner and ring name. Case sensitivity and spaces matter.",
-              "pattern": "^safkeyring:\/\/.*"
+              "pattern": "^safkeyring[a-z]*:\/\/.*"
             },
             "password": {
               "type": "string",
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
             "file": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "Path of your z/OS keyring, including ring owner and ring name. Case sensitivity and spaces matter.",
-              "pattern": "^safkeyring:\/\/.*"
+              "pattern": "^safkeyring[a-z]*:\/\/.*"
             },
             "password": {
               "type": "string",