diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ReviewState/ReviewState.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ReviewState/ReviewState.tsx
index b601f77bf6..e3c7bc303e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ReviewState/ReviewState.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ReviewState/ReviewState.tsx
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ export const ReviewState = (props: ReviewStateProps) => {
       .map(([key, value]) => {
         for (const step of props.schemas) {
           const parsedSchema = new JSONSchema(step.mergedSchema);
-          const definitionInSchema = parsedSchema.getSchema(
-            `#/${key}`,
-            props.formState,
-          );
+          const definitionInSchema = parsedSchema.getSchema({
+            pointer: `#/${key}`,
+            data: props.formState,
+          });
+
           if (definitionInSchema) {
             const backstageReviewOptions =
               definitionInSchema['ui:backstage']?.review;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts
index f50f44d8f5..d11d0b9b3b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Stepper/createAsyncValidators.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 import { FieldValidation } from '@rjsf/utils';
 import type { JsonObject, JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { Draft07 as JSONSchema } from 'json-schema-library';
+import {
+  Draft07 as JSONSchema,
+  JsonError,
+  JsonSchema,
+} from 'json-schema-library';
 import { createFieldValidation, extractSchemaFromStep } from '../../lib';
 import {
   CustomFieldValidator,
@@ -30,6 +34,11 @@ export type FormValidation = {
   [name: string]: FieldValidation | FormValidation;
 };
 
+const isJsonError = (
+  value: JsonError | JsonSchema,
+): value is { type: 'error'; message: string } =>
+  'type' in value && value.type === 'error';
+
 /** @alpha */
 export const createAsyncValidators = (
   rootSchema: JsonObject,
@@ -74,9 +83,23 @@ export const createAsyncValidators = (
     };
 
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(current)) {
-      const path = `${pathPrefix}/${key}`;
-      const definitionInSchema = parsedSchema.getSchema(path, formData);
-      const { schema, uiSchema } = extractSchemaFromStep(definitionInSchema);
+      const pointer = `${pathPrefix}/${key}`;
+      const definitionInSchema = parsedSchema.getSchema({
+        pointer,
+        data: formData,
+      });
+
+      if (!definitionInSchema) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (isJsonError(definitionInSchema)) {
+        throw new Error(definitionInSchema.message);
+      }
+
+      const { schema, uiSchema } = extractSchemaFromStep(
+        definitionInSchema as JsonObject,
+      );
 
       const hasItems = definitionInSchema && definitionInSchema.items;
 
@@ -102,7 +125,7 @@ export const createAsyncValidators = (
         }
       };
 
-      if (definitionInSchema && 'ui:field' in definitionInSchema) {
+      if ('ui:field' in definitionInSchema) {
         await doValidateItem(definitionInSchema, schema, uiSchema);
       } else if (hasItems && 'ui:field' in definitionInSchema.items) {
         await doValidate(definitionInSchema.items);
@@ -113,7 +136,7 @@ export const createAsyncValidators = (
           await doValidate(propValue);
         }
       } else if (isObject(value)) {
-        formValidation[key] = await validate(formData, path, value);
+        formValidation[key] = await validate(formData, pointer, value);
       }
     }