diff --git a/priv/json-schemas/aeweb.json b/priv/json-schemas/aeweb.json
index bbfebc557..fd4287512 100644
--- a/priv/json-schemas/aeweb.json
+++ b/priv/json-schemas/aeweb.json
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
   "oneOf": [
     {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/dataTx"
+    },
+    {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/unpublishedReferenceTx"
+    },
+    {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/publishedReferenceTx"
+    }
+  ],
+  "$defs": {
+    "dataTx": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Data tx",
       "minProperties": 1,
@@ -9,7 +20,7 @@
         "type": "string"
       }
     },
-    {
+    "unpublishedReferenceTx": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Reference tx of an unpublished website",
       "properties": {
@@ -31,7 +42,7 @@
       ],
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
-    {
+    "publishedReferenceTx": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Reference tx of a published website",
       "properties": {
@@ -95,7 +106,8 @@
       "required": [
         "aewebVersion",
         "metaData"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "additionalProperties": false
     }
-  ]
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/archethic/mining/pending_transaction_validation_test.exs b/test/archethic/mining/pending_transaction_validation_test.exs
index 97abf6fb8..00f0aa1a9 100644
--- a/test/archethic/mining/pending_transaction_validation_test.exs
+++ b/test/archethic/mining/pending_transaction_validation_test.exs
@@ -272,6 +272,45 @@ defmodule Archethic.Mining.PendingTransactionValidationTest do
       assert :ok = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
     end
 
+    test "should return :ok when we deploy a aeweb ref transaction with publicationStatus" do
+      tx =
+        Transaction.new(:hosting, %TransactionData{
+          content:
+            Jason.encode!(%{
+              "aewebVersion" => 1,
+              "publicationStatus" => "PUBLISHED",
+              "metaData" => %{
+                "index.html" => %{
+                  "encoding" => "gzip",
+                  "hash" => "abcd123",
+                  "size" => 144,
+                  "addresses" => [
+                    Crypto.derive_keypair("seed", 0)
+                    |> elem(0)
+                    |> Crypto.derive_address()
+                    |> Base.encode16()
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            })
+        })
+
+      assert :ok = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
+    end
+
+    test "should return :ok when we deploy a aeweb ref transaction (unpublished)" do
+      tx =
+        Transaction.new(:hosting, %TransactionData{
+          content:
+            Jason.encode!(%{
+              "aewebVersion" => 1,
+              "publicationStatus" => "UNPUBLISHED"
+            })
+        })
+
+      assert :ok = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
+    end
+
     test "should return :ok when we deploy a aeweb file transaction" do
       tx =
         Transaction.new(:hosting, %TransactionData{
@@ -320,6 +359,58 @@ defmodule Archethic.Mining.PendingTransactionValidationTest do
 
       assert {:error, _reason} = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
     end
+
+    test "should return :error when we deploy a wrong aeweb ref transaction (unpublished)" do
+      tx =
+        Transaction.new(:hosting, %TransactionData{
+          content:
+            Jason.encode!(%{
+              "aewebVersion" => 1,
+              "publicationStatus" => "UNPUBLISHED",
+              "metaData" => %{
+                "index.html" => %{
+                  "encoding" => "gzip",
+                  "hash" => "abcd123",
+                  "size" => 144,
+                  "addresses" => [
+                    Crypto.derive_keypair("seed", 0)
+                    |> elem(0)
+                    |> Crypto.derive_address()
+                    |> Base.encode16()
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            })
+        })
+
+      assert {:error, _error} = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
+    end
+
+    test "should return :error when it does not respect the schema" do
+      tx =
+        Transaction.new(:hosting, %TransactionData{
+          content:
+            Jason.encode!(%{
+              "aewebVersion" => 1,
+              "hello" => "world",
+              "metaData" => %{
+                "index.html" => %{
+                  "encoding" => "gzip",
+                  "hash" => "abcd123",
+                  "size" => 144,
+                  "addresses" => [
+                    Crypto.derive_keypair("seed", 0)
+                    |> elem(0)
+                    |> Crypto.derive_address()
+                    |> Base.encode16()
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            })
+        })
+
+      assert {:error, _reason} = PendingTransactionValidation.validate(tx, DateTime.utc_now())
+    end
   end
 
   describe "Node" do