diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f4928e..9f1d63b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ server/build
 client/dist
 client/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
 client/tsconfig.node.tsbuildinfo
+.vscode
diff --git a/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx b/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
index 15cfde6..a57ccba 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const shouldUseJsonMode = 
+    schema.type === "object" && 
+    (!schema.properties || Object.keys(schema.properties).length === 0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (shouldUseJsonMode && !isJsonMode) {
+      setIsJsonMode(true);
+    }
+  }, [shouldUseJsonMode, isJsonMode]);
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
       <div className="flex justify-end">