diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0601d1f..4d72169 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,5 +42,4 @@ test/data/.temp
 *.orig
 
 # Prevent unit test coverage reports from being added
-.coverage
-tempOutput.json
\ No newline at end of file
+.coverage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/deref.js b/lib/deref.js
index 3ce5384..203b154 100644
--- a/lib/deref.js
+++ b/lib/deref.js
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ module.exports = {
         // shallow cloning schema object except properties object
         let tempSchema = _.omit(schema, 'properties');
         tempSchema.properties = {};
-        
         for (prop in schema.properties) {
           if (schema.properties.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
             /* eslint-disable max-depth */
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 533d871..ebd88af 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ schemaFaker.option({
 * Safe wrapper for schemaFaker that resolves references and
 * removes things that might make schemaFaker crash
 * @param {*} oldSchema the schema to fake
+* @param {string} bodyType tells that the schema object is of request or response
 * @param {*} components list of predefined components (with schemas)
 * @param {string} schemaFormat default or xml
 * @param {string} indentCharacter char for 1 unit of indentation
-* @param {string} bodyType tells that the schema object is of request or response
 * @returns {object} fakedObject
 */
-function safeSchemaFaker(oldSchema, components, schemaFormat, indentCharacter, bodyType) {
+function safeSchemaFaker(oldSchema, bodyType, components, schemaFormat, indentCharacter) {
   var prop,
     schema = deref.resolveRefs(oldSchema, bodyType, components);
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (this.getHeaderFamily(contentType) === HEADER_TYPE.XML) {
           schemaType = SCHEMA_FORMATS.XML;
         }
-        bodyData = safeSchemaFaker(bodyObj.schema || {}, this.components, schemaType, indentCharacter, bodyType);
+        bodyData = safeSchemaFaker(bodyObj.schema || {}, bodyType, this.components, schemaType, indentCharacter);
       }
       else {
         // do not fake if the option is false
diff --git a/test/unit/util.test.js b/test/unit/util.test.js
index 0c6cc75..3219dcf 100644
--- a/test/unit/util.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/util.test.js
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ describe('UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/schema2'
             }
           }
-        };
+        },
+        bodyType = 'REQUEST';
 
-      expect(Utils.safeSchemaFaker(schema, components)).to.equal('<string>');
+      expect(Utils.safeSchemaFaker(schema, bodyType, components)).to.equal('<string>');
       done();
     });
 
@@ -62,10 +63,11 @@ describe('UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
               $ref: '#/components/schem2'
             }
           }
-        };
+        },
+        bodyType = 'REQUEST';
 
       expect(function() {
-        Utils.safeSchemaFaker(schema, components);
+        Utils.safeSchemaFaker(schema, bodyType, components);
       }).to.throw(openApiErr, 'Invalid schema reference: #/components/schem2');
       done();
     });