diff --git a/types/hapi/index.d.ts b/types/hapi/index.d.ts
index 644237f817..26b54b0ace 100644
--- a/types/hapi/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/hapi/index.d.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ import domain = require("domain");
 import * as Boom from 'boom';
 import {
     ValidationOptions as JoiValidationOptions,
-    // TODO check JoiValidationObject is correct for "a Joi validation object"
-    SchemaMap as JoiValidationObject,
+    SchemaMap as JoiSchemaMap,
+    Schema as JoiSchema,
 } from 'joi';
+// TODO check JoiValidationObject is correct for "a Joi validation object"
+type JoiValidationObject = JoiSchema | JoiSchemaMap | (JoiSchema | JoiSchemaMap)[];
 
 import * as Catbox from 'catbox';
 import {MimosOptions} from 'mimos';
diff --git a/types/hapi/test/route/validate.ts b/types/hapi/test/route/validate.ts
index 47abc77a96..f160641016 100644
--- a/types/hapi/test/route/validate.ts
+++ b/types/hapi/test/route/validate.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ const validate: Hapi.RouteValidationConfigurationObject = {
     params: {
         id: Joi.string(),
     },
+    payload: Joi.object().required(),
     query: {
         providerId: Joi.string(),
     },
-}
+};
 
 const config: Hapi.RouteAdditionalConfigurationOptions = {
     validate,