diff --git a/dcicutils/scripts/update_portal_object.py b/dcicutils/scripts/update_portal_object.py
index d8c3f8fce..27ffcef8b 100644
--- a/dcicutils/scripts/update_portal_object.py
+++ b/dcicutils/scripts/update_portal_object.py
@@ -562,8 +562,11 @@ def loadxl_print(arg):
                     else:
                         data = {schema_name: [data]}
                 if not _is_schema_name_list(portal, schema_names := list(data.keys())):
-                    _print(f"Unrecognized types in JSON data file: {inserts_file}")
-                    return False
+                    if not (schema_name := _get_schema_name_from_schema_named_json_file_name(portal, inserts_file)):
+                        _print(f"Unrecognized types in JSON data file: {inserts_file}")
+                    # Assume simple object of type from the JSON file name.
+                    schema_names = [schema_name]
+                    data = {schema_name: [data]}
                 with temporary_directory() as tmpdir:
                     nfiles = 0
                     for schema_name in schema_names:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4ad528335..81c9f20d5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dcicutils"
-version = "8.14.0.1b27"  # TODO: To become 8.14.1
+version = "8.14.0.1b28"  # TODO: To become 8.14.1
 description = "Utility package for interacting with the 4DN Data Portal and other 4DN resources"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"