diff --git a/src/cript/api/api.py b/src/cript/api/api.py
index 00dab3efd..4381b08de 100644
--- a/src/cript/api/api.py
+++ b/src/cript/api/api.py
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ def _is_node_schema_valid(self, node_json: str, is_patch: bool = False) -> bool:
         ----------
         node_json: str
             a node in JSON form string
+        is_patch: bool
+            a boolean flag checking if it needs to validate against `NodePost` or `NodePatch`
 
         Notes
         -----