diff --git a/openapidocs/mk/v3/examples.py b/openapidocs/mk/v3/examples.py
index 0e9243c..a5d8cf3 100644
--- a/openapidocs/mk/v3/examples.py
+++ b/openapidocs/mk/v3/examples.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def get_example(self, schema) -> Any:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseNodeDownload'
           nullable: true
         """
-        items = schema["items"]
+        items = schema.get("items", [])
 
         if not isinstance(items, list):
             items = [items]