diff --git a/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule-spec.js b/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule-spec.js
index ef9e625..7f75634 100644
--- a/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule-spec.js
+++ b/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule-spec.js
@@ -76,6 +76,80 @@ describe('OpenactiveUrlsCorrectRule', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should return no errors if the context array contains non-string entries', async () => {
+    // JSON-LD permits an @context array to combine IRIs with inline context
+    // definitions. Those entries are not URLs, so this rule has nothing to
+    // check and must not throw. ContextInRootNodeRule reports them instead.
+    const dataItems = [
+      {
+        '@context': [metaData.contextUrl, { schema: 'https://schema.org/' }],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': [{ schema: 'https://schema.org/' }],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': [metaData.contextUrl, null],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': [metaData.contextUrl, 42],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': [metaData.contextUrl, ['https://schema.org/']],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const data of dataItems) {
+      const nodeToTest = new ModelNode(
+        '$',
+        data,
+        null,
+        model,
+      );
+      const errors = await rule.validate(nodeToTest);
+
+      expect(errors.length).toBe(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should still return an error for an incorrect OpenActive URL alongside a non-string entry', async () => {
+    const dataItems = [
+      {
+        '@context': [{ schema: 'https://schema.org/' }, 'http://openactive.io/'],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': ['http://www.openactive.io/', { schema: 'https://schema.org/' }],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+      {
+        '@context': [null, 'https://www.openactive.io/'],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const data of dataItems) {
+      const nodeToTest = new ModelNode(
+        '$',
+        data,
+        null,
+        model,
+      );
+      const errors = await rule.validate(nodeToTest);
+
+      expect(errors.length).toBe(1);
+
+      for (const error of errors) {
+        expect(error.type).toBe(ValidationErrorType.INVALID_FORMAT);
+        expect(error.severity).toBe(ValidationErrorSeverity.FAILURE);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should return an error if the context is present, but contains a field not matching the correct scheme / domain', async () => {
     const dataItems = [
       {
diff --git a/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule.js b/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule.js
index 8af047a..6159921 100644
--- a/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule.js
+++ b/src/rules/data-quality/openactive-urls-correct-rule.js
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ module.exports = class OpenactiveUrlsCorrectRule extends Rule {
       if (typeof fieldValue === 'string') {
         contexts.push(fieldValue);
       } else if (fieldValue instanceof Array) {
-        contexts = fieldValue.slice();
+        // A JSON-LD @context array may legitimately combine IRIs with inline
+        // context definitions (maps). This rule can only inspect IRIs, so
+        // non-string entries are filtered out here. They are reported
+        // separately by ContextInRootNodeRule, which raises a failure for any
+        // @context that is not a URL or an array of URLs. Filtering keeps that
+        // error reachable rather than throwing before it can be raised.
+        contexts = fieldValue.filter((context) => typeof context === 'string');
       }
 
       for (const context of contexts) {
diff --git a/src/validate-spec.js b/src/validate-spec.js
index 99d85bb..d4fe631 100644
--- a/src/validate-spec.js
+++ b/src/validate-spec.js
@@ -619,6 +619,28 @@ describe('validate', () => {
       expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
     });
 
+    it('should not throw if @context contains an inline context object', async () => {
+      // Regression test: an @context array combining an IRI with an inline
+      // context definition is valid JSON-LD but not permitted by OpenActive.
+      // It must be reported as a conformance failure, not crash the run.
+      const data = {
+        '@context': [metaData.contextUrl, { schema: 'https://schema.org/' }],
+        '@type': 'Event',
+        name: 'Tai chi Class',
+      };
+
+      const result = await validate(data, options);
+
+      const contextErrors = result.filter(
+        (error) => error.rule === 'ContextInRootNodeRule',
+      );
+
+      expect(contextErrors.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(contextErrors[0].type).toBe(ValidationErrorType.INVALID_TYPE);
+      expect(contextErrors[0].severity).toBe(ValidationErrorSeverity.FAILURE);
+      expect(contextErrors[0].path).toBe('$["@context"]');
+    });
+
     it('should return an unsupported warning if nested arrays are passed', async () => {
       const event = { ...validSessionSeries };