diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33a1eb5..e213d67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ What follows is a description of the main draft methods.
 **Currently unsupported core features:**
 
 -   `$vocabulary` - meta-schemas are not parsed for enabled features
--   `unevaluatedItems: uncle-schema` - evaluation of uncle-schemas is not supported. Properties will be return as evaluated
--   `unevaluatedProperties: uncle-schema` - evaluation of uncle-schemas is not supported. Properties will be return as evaluated
+-   `unevaluatedItems: uncle-schema` - evaluation of uncle-schemas is not supported. Properties will be returned as evaluated
+-   `unevaluatedProperties: uncle-schema` - evaluation of uncle-schemas is not supported. Properties will be returned as evaluated
 
 For further details see [draft2019-09 tests](https://github.com/sagold/json-schema-library/blob/main/test/spec/v2019-09/draft2019-09.test.ts)
 
diff --git a/lib/getChildSchemaSelection.ts b/lib/getChildSchemaSelection.ts
index 423f464..45459f3 100644
--- a/lib/getChildSchemaSelection.ts
+++ b/lib/getChildSchemaSelection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isJsonError, JsonError, JsonSchema } from "./types";
  * could be added at the given property (e.g. item-index), thus an array of options is returned. In all other cases
  * a list with a single item will be returned
  *
- * @param draft        - draft to use
+ * @param draft       - draft to use
  * @param property    - parent schema of following property
  * @param [schema]    - parent schema of following property
  * @return
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@ export default function getChildSchemaSelection(
         return schema.oneOf.map((item: JsonSchema) => draft.createNode(item).resolveRef().schema);
     }
     if (schema.items?.oneOf) {
-        return schema.items.oneOf.map((item: JsonSchema) => draft.createNode(item).resolveRef().schema);
+        return schema.items.oneOf.map(
+            (item: JsonSchema) => draft.createNode(item).resolveRef().schema
+        );
+    }
+    if (Array.isArray(schema.items) && schema.items.length <= +property) {
+        return [];
     }
     const node = draft.step(draft.createNode(schema), property, {});
     if (isJsonError(node)) {
-        return node;
+        const error: JsonError = node;
+        return error;
     }
-
     return [node.schema];
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/createSchemaOf.test.ts b/test/unit/createSchemaOf.test.ts
index 3854e5a..ca78922 100644
--- a/test/unit/createSchemaOf.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/createSchemaOf.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import createSchemaOf from "../../lib/createSchemaOf";
 
-
 describe("createSchemaOf", () => {
-
     it("should add type 'object' of data to schema", () => {
         const res = createSchemaOf({});
         expect(res.type).to.eq("object");