diff --git a/services/item/common/models/item.json b/services/item/common/models/item.json
index 2ea6707b6..0e396c0bf 100644
--- a/services/item/common/models/item.json
+++ b/services/item/common/models/item.json
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
         "id": true,
         "description": "Identifier"
       },
+      "name": {
+        "type": "String"
+      },
       "size": {
         "type": "Number"
       },
       "category": {
-        "type": "Number"
+        "type": "String"
       },
       "stems": {
         "type": "Number"