diff --git a/v1.1.0-beta.1/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json b/v1.1.0-beta.1/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
index befb8489..0a510f28 100644
--- a/v1.1.0-beta.1/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
+++ b/v1.1.0-beta.1/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
@@ -132,40 +132,42 @@
           "$ref": "../../item-spec/json-schema/item.json#/definitions/assets"
         },
         "item_assets": {
-          "allOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "object",
-              "minProperties": 2,
-              "properties": {
-                "href": {
-                  "title": "Disallow href",
-                  "not": {}
-                },
-                "title": {
-                  "title": "Asset title",
-                  "type": "string"
-                },
-                "description": {
-                  "title": "Asset description",
-                  "type": "string"
-                },
-                "type": {
-                  "title": "Asset type",
-                  "type": "string"
-                },
-                "roles": {
-                  "title": "Asset roles",
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "allOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "object",
+                "minProperties": 2,
+                "properties": {
+                  "href": {
+                    "title": "Disallow href",
+                    "not": {}
+                  },
+                  "title": {
+                    "title": "Asset title",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "description": {
+                    "title": "Asset description",
                     "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "type": {
+                    "title": "Asset type",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "roles": {
+                    "title": "Asset roles",
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
                   }
                 }
+              },
+              {
+                "$ref": "../../item-spec/json-schema/common.json"
               }
-            },
-            {
-              "$ref": "../../item-spec/json-schema/common.json"
-            }
-          ]
+            ]
+          }
         },
         "links": {
           "$ref": "../../item-spec/json-schema/item.json#/definitions/links"
diff --git a/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json b/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json
index 4440760a..bb059549 100644
--- a/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json
+++ b/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 {
-    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-    "$id": "https://schemas.stacspec.org/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json",
-    "title": "Bands Field",
-    "type": "object",
-    "properties": {
-      "bands": {
-        "type": "array",
-        "items": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-                "name": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                }
-            },
-            "allOf": [
-                {
-                    "$ref": "common.json"
-                }
-            ]
-        }
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://schemas.stacspec.org/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/bands.json",
+  "title": "Bands Field",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "bands": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "allOf": [
+          {
+            "$ref": "common.json"
+          }
+        ]
       }
     }
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/item.json b/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/item.json
index 797c54cf..ca0b755b 100644
--- a/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/item.json
+++ b/v1.1.0-beta.1/item-spec/json-schema/item.json
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
             {
               "$comment": "The if-then-else below checks whether the bands field is given in assets or not. If not, allows bands in properties (then), otherwise, disallows bands in properties (else).",
               "if": {
+                "$comment": "If there is no asset with bands...",
                 "required": [
                   "assets"
                 ],
@@ -187,27 +188,20 @@
                 }
               },
               "then": {
+                "$comment": "... then bands are not allowed in properties...",
                 "properties": {
                   "properties": {
-                    "anyOf": [
-                      {
-                        "$ref": "bands.json"
-                      },
-                      {
-                        "properties": {
-                          "bands": false
-                        }
-                      }
-                    ]
+                    "properties": {
+                      "bands": false
+                    }
                   }
                 }
               },
               "else": {
+                "$comment": "... otherwise bands are allowed in properties.",
                 "properties": {
                   "properties": {
-                    "properties": {
-                      "bands": false
-                    }
+                    "$ref": "bands.json"
                   }
                 }
               }