diff --git a/src/commands/schema/dereference.ts b/src/commands/schema/dereference.ts
index f7efd4d..e10be23 100644
--- a/src/commands/schema/dereference.ts
+++ b/src/commands/schema/dereference.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const dereference = new Command('dereference')
     '--cms-path <path>',
     chalkTemplate`relative path from project root to your cms specific components directory, default {bold ./src/components}`
   )
+  .option(
+    '--load-page-schema',
+    chalkTemplate`load default page schema, default {bold true}`
+  )
   .option(
     '--rc-only',
     chalkTemplate`only read configuration from {bold .schema-dereferencerc.json}, skip prompts`,
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ const dereference = new Command('dereference')
     runTask(
       options.componentsPath,
       options.cmsPath,
+      options.loadPageSchema,
       options.rcOnly,
       options.revert,
       options.cleanup,
diff --git a/src/tasks/schema/dereference-task.ts b/src/tasks/schema/dereference-task.ts
index 3e2ff81..410ae2b 100644
--- a/src/tasks/schema/dereference-task.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/schema/dereference-task.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const {
 const run = async (
   componentsPath: string = 'src/components',
   cmsPath: string,
+  loadPageSchema: boolean = true,
   rcOnly: boolean,
   isRevert: boolean,
   shouldCleanup: boolean,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ const run = async (
       globs.push(`${callingPath}/${cmsPath}/**/*.schema.json`);
     }
     const customSchemaPaths = await fg(globs);
-    const dereffed = await schemaDereferenceSchemas(globs);
+    const dereffed = await schemaDereferenceSchemas(globs, loadPageSchema);
 
     logger.info(
       chalkTemplate`dereffed {bold ${
diff --git a/src/util/schema.ts b/src/util/schema.ts
index cc1085a..d69a8a3 100644
--- a/src/util/schema.ts
+++ b/src/util/schema.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ const renderImportName = (schemaId: string) =>
 export default (logger: winston.Logger): SchemaUtil => {
   const subCmdLogger = logger.child({ utility: true });
 
-  const dereferenceSchemas = async (schemaGlobs: string[]) => {
+  const dereferenceSchemas = async (
+    schemaGlobs: string[],
+    loadPageSchema = true
+  ) => {
     const ajv = getSchemaRegistry();
-    const schemaIds = await processSchemaGlobs(schemaGlobs, ajv);
+    const schemaIds = await processSchemaGlobs(schemaGlobs, ajv, {
+      loadPageSchema,
+    });
     const customSchemaIds = getCustomSchemaIds(schemaIds);
 
     const dereffedSchemas = await dereference(customSchemaIds, ajv);
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index ab7e4be..5201236 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ interface SchemaUtil {
       mergeAllOf: boolean
     ) => Promise<Record<string, string>>;
     dereferenceSchemas: (
-      schemaGlobs: string[]
+      schemaGlobs: string[],
+      loadPageSchema: boolean
     ) => Promise<Record<string, JSONSchema.Interface>>;
     toStoryblok: (
       schemaGlobs: string[],