diff --git a/src/cfnlint/jsonschema/_validators_cfn.py b/src/cfnlint/jsonschema/_validators_cfn.py
index 54a6172dec..e7066e4ab6 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/jsonschema/_validators_cfn.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/jsonschema/_validators_cfn.py
@@ -354,7 +354,9 @@ def validate(
             return
 
         parameter_type = validator.context.parameters[value].type
-        schema_types = ensure_list(s.get("type", ["string"]))
+        schema_types = _resolve_type(validator, s)
+        if not schema_types:
+            return
         reprs = ", ".join(repr(type) for type in schema_types)
 
         if all(