diff --git a/assets/schema_input.json b/assets/schema_input.json
index dd699a1c..1411f46c 100644
--- a/assets/schema_input.json
+++ b/assets/schema_input.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
             "sample": {
-
+                "type": ["string", "integer"],
                 "pattern": "^\\S+$",
                 "errorMessage": "Sample name must be provided and cannot contain spaces",
                 "meta": ["id"]