diff --git a/backend/controller/console.go b/backend/controller/console.go
index e19f9a0049..17d5147bce 100644
--- a/backend/controller/console.go
+++ b/backend/controller/console.go
@@ -99,16 +99,18 @@ func (c *ConsoleService) GetModules(ctx context.Context, req *connect.Request[pb
 				v := decl.ToProto().(*schemapb.Verb)
 				verbSchema := schema.VerbFromProto(v)
 				var jsonRequestSchema string
-				if requestData, ok := verbSchema.Request.(*schema.Ref); ok {
-					jsonSchema, err := schema.DataToJSONSchema(sch, *requestData)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, err
+				if verbSchema.Request == nil {
+					if requestData, ok := verbSchema.Request.(*schema.Ref); ok {
+						jsonSchema, err := schema.DataToJSONSchema(sch, *requestData)
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, err
+						}
+						jsonData, err := json.MarshalIndent(jsonSchema, "", "  ")
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, err
+						}
+						jsonRequestSchema = string(jsonData)
 					}
-					jsonData, err := json.MarshalIndent(jsonSchema, "", "  ")
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, err
-					}
-					jsonRequestSchema = string(jsonData)
 				}
 
 				schemaString, err := verbSchemaString(sch, decl)
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/verbs/verb.utils.ts b/frontend/src/features/verbs/verb.utils.ts
index 412a52a39d..aa0b725c31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/verbs/verb.utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/verbs/verb.utils.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ const processJsonValue = (value: JsonValue): JsonValue =>{
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export const simpleJsonSchema = (verb: Verb): any => {
+  if (!verb.jsonRequestSchema) {
+    return {}
+  }
+
   let schema = JSON.parse(verb.jsonRequestSchema)
 
   if (schema.properties && isHttpIngress(verb)) {