diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/homework.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/homework.ts
index f19f54f1f..9e22b7c94 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/homework.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/homework.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import { ContestCodeHandler, ContestFileDownloadHandler, ContestScoreboardHandle
 
 const validatePenaltyRules = (input: string) => {
     try {
-        yaml.load(input);
-        return true;
+        const res = yaml.load(input);
+        return typeof res === 'object' && res !== null && Object.keys(res).every((key) => typeof res[key] === 'number');
     } catch (e) {
         return false;
     }