diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/info.py b/lib/python/qmk/info.py
index 44e2736b1ae..ac05542fffd 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/info.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/info.py
@@ -50,18 +50,9 @@ def _valid_community_layout(layout):
     return (Path('layouts/default') / layout).exists()
 
 
-def _validate(keyboard, info_data):
-    """Perform various validation on the provided info.json data
+def _additional_validation(keyboard, info_data):
+    """Non schema checks
     """
-    # First validate against the jsonschema
-    try:
-        validate(info_data, 'qmk.api.keyboard.v1')
-
-    except jsonschema.ValidationError as e:
-        json_path = '.'.join([str(p) for p in e.absolute_path])
-        cli.log.error('Invalid API data: %s: %s: %s', keyboard, json_path, e.message)
-        exit(1)
-
     layouts = info_data.get('layouts', {})
     layout_aliases = info_data.get('layout_aliases', {})
     community_layouts = info_data.get('community_layouts', [])
@@ -110,6 +101,21 @@ def _validate(keyboard, info_data):
                 _log_error(info_data, f'Keycode {decl["key"]} has no short form alias')
 
 
+def _validate(keyboard, info_data):
+    """Perform various validation on the provided info.json data
+    """
+    # First validate against the jsonschema
+    try:
+        validate(info_data, 'qmk.api.keyboard.v1')
+
+        _additional_validation(keyboard, info_data)
+
+    except jsonschema.ValidationError as e:
+        json_path = '.'.join([str(p) for p in e.absolute_path])
+        cli.log.error('Invalid API data: %s: %s: %s', keyboard, json_path, e.message)
+        exit(1)
+
+
 def info_json(keyboard):
     """Generate the info.json data for a specific keyboard.
     """