diff --git a/__tests__/server/schema-ignore.js b/__tests__/server/schema-ignore.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c1959d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/server/schema-ignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const request = require('supertest')
+const jsonServer = require('../../src/server')
+
+describe('$schema-ignore', () => {
+  let server
+  let router
+  let db
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    db = {
+      $schema: 'http://some.schema.somewhere/',
+    }
+
+    db.user = {
+      name: 'foo',
+      email: 'foo@example.com',
+    }
+
+    server = jsonServer.create()
+    router = jsonServer.router(db)
+    server.use(jsonServer.defaults())
+    server.use(router)
+  })
+
+  test('doesnt error with $schema node', () => {
+    return request(server).get('/user').expect(200, db.user)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/cli/run.js b/src/cli/run.js
index 9c62594aa..c4238f473 100644
--- a/src/cli/run.js
+++ b/src/cli/run.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ function prettyPrint(argv, object, rules) {
   console.log()
   console.log(chalk.bold('  Resources'))
   for (const prop in object) {
+    // skip printing $schema nodes
+    if (prop === '$schema') continue
+
     console.log(`  ${root}/${prop}`)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/server/router/index.js b/src/server/router/index.js
index 8a246b1bc..6b59d8441 100644
--- a/src/server/router/index.js
+++ b/src/server/router/index.js
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ module.exports = (db, opts) => {
 
   // Create routes
   db.forEach((value, key) => {
+    if (key === '$schema') {
+      // ignore $schema
+      return
+    }
+
     if (_.isPlainObject(value)) {
       router.use(`/${key}`, singular(db, key, opts))
       return