diff --git a/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/apdb.yaml b/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/apdb.yaml
index 41aa3cf9..f25c4670 100644
--- a/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/apdb.yaml
+++ b/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/apdb.yaml
@@ -2014,7 +2014,11 @@ tables:
   - name: isDipole
     "@id": "#DiaSource.isDipole"
     datatype: boolean
-    description: Object determined to be a dipole.
+    description: Source well fit by a dipole.
+  - name: dipoleFitAttempted
+    "@id": "#DiaSource.dipoleFitAttempted"
+    datatype: boolean
+    description: Attempted to fit a dipole model to this source.
   - name: time_processed
     "@id": "#DiaSource.time_processed"
     datatype: timestamp
diff --git a/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/imsim.yaml b/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/imsim.yaml
index 3d48c67c..82a23367 100644
--- a/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/imsim.yaml
+++ b/python/lsst/sdm_schemas/schemas/imsim.yaml
@@ -7796,7 +7796,12 @@ tables:
   - name: isDipole
     "@id": "#DiaSource.isDipole"
     datatype: boolean
-    description: Flag indicating diaSource is classified as a dipole.
+    description: Source well fit by a dipole.
+    fits:tunit:
+  - name: dipoleFitAttempted
+    "@id": "#DiaSource.dipoleFitAttempted"
+    datatype: boolean
+    description: Attempted to fit a dipole model to this source.
     fits:tunit:
   - name: time_processed
     "@id": "#DiaSource.time_processed"