diff --git a/lib/event_sources.json.example b/lib/event_sources.json.example
index 8944af9f..6e774869 100644
--- a/lib/event_sources.json.example
+++ b/lib/event_sources.json.example
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-[
+{
+  "EventSourceMappings": [
     {
-        "EventSourceArn": "your event source arn",
-        "StartingPosition": "LATEST",
-        "BatchSize": 100,
-        "Enabled": true
+      "EventSourceArn": "your event source arn",
+      "StartingPosition": "LATEST",
+      "BatchSize": 100,
+      "Enabled": true
     }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+  ],
+  "ScheduleEvents": [
+    {
+      "FunctionArnPrefix": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:XXX:function:",
+      "ScheduleName": "node-lambda-test-schedule",
+      "ScheduleState": "ENABLED",
+      "ScheduleExpression": "rate(1 hour)"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 9ddfeb41..46df3f8a 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -145,13 +145,30 @@ Lambda.prototype._params = function (program, buffer) {
 
 Lambda.prototype._eventSourceList = function (program) {
   if (!program.eventSourceFile) {
-    return [];
+    return {
+      EventSourceMappings: [],
+      ScheduleEvents: []
+    };
   }
-  try {
-    return fs.readJsonSync(program.eventSourceFile);
-  } catch(err) {
-    throw err;
+  const list = (function() {
+    try {
+      return fs.readJsonSync(program.eventSourceFile);
+    } catch(err) {
+      throw err;
+    }
+  })();
+
+  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(list) === '[object Array]') {
+    // backward-compatible
+    return { EventSourceMappings: list };
+  }
+  if (!list.EventSourceMappings) {
+    list.EventSourceMappings = [];
+  }
+  if (!list.ScheduleEvents) {
+    list.ScheduleEvents = [];
   }
+  return list;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -607,7 +624,7 @@ Lambda.prototype.deploy = function (program) {
             console.log(results);
 
             // Updating event source(s)
-            _this._updateEventSources(lambda, params.FunctionName, [], eventSourceList, function(err, results) {
+            _this._updateEventSources(lambda, params.FunctionName, [], eventSourceList.EventSourceMappings, function(err, results) {
               cb(null, results);
             });
           });
@@ -632,7 +649,7 @@ Lambda.prototype.deploy = function (program) {
               });
             },
             function(_callback) {
-              _this._updateEventSources(lambda, params.FunctionName, existingEventSourceList, eventSourceList, function(err, results) {
+              _this._updateEventSources(lambda, params.FunctionName, existingEventSourceList, eventSourceList.EventSourceMappings, function(err, results) {
                 _callback(err, results);
               });
             }
diff --git a/test/main.js b/test/main.js
index addc05c7..1c8713cd 100644
--- a/test/main.js
+++ b/test/main.js
@@ -507,18 +507,10 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
     describe('_eventSourceList', function () {
       it('program.eventSourceFile is empty value', function () {
         program.eventSourceFile = '';
-        assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), []);
-      });
-
-      it('program.eventSourceFile is valid value', function () {
-        program.eventSourceFile = 'event_sources.json';
-        const expected = [{
-          BatchSize: 100,
-          Enabled: true,
-          EventSourceArn: 'your event source arn',
-          StartingPosition: 'LATEST',
-        }];
-        assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), expected);
+        assert.deepEqual(
+          lambda._eventSourceList(program),
+          { EventSourceMappings: [], ScheduleEvents: [] }
+        );
       });
 
       it('program.eventSourceFile is invalid value', function () {
@@ -529,6 +521,83 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
           "ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/hoge/fuga'"
         );
       });
+
+      describe('program.eventSourceFile is valid value', function() {
+        before(function () {
+          fs.writeFileSync('only_EventSourceMappings.json', JSON.stringify({
+            EventSourceMappings: [{ test: 1 }]
+          }));
+          fs.writeFileSync('only_ScheduleEvents.json', JSON.stringify({
+            ScheduleEvents: [{ test: 2 }]
+          }));
+        });
+
+        after(function () {
+          fs.unlinkSync('only_EventSourceMappings.json');
+          fs.unlinkSync('only_ScheduleEvents.json');
+        });
+
+        it('only EventSourceMappings', function () {
+          program.eventSourceFile = 'only_EventSourceMappings.json';
+          const expected = {
+            EventSourceMappings: [{ test: 1 }],
+            ScheduleEvents: [],
+          };
+          assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), expected);
+        });
+
+        it('only ScheduleEvents', function () {
+          program.eventSourceFile = 'only_ScheduleEvents.json';
+          const expected = {
+            EventSourceMappings: [],
+            ScheduleEvents: [{ test: 2 }],
+          };
+          assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), expected);
+        });
+
+        it('EventSourceMappings & ScheduleEvents', function () {
+          program.eventSourceFile = 'event_sources.json';
+          const expected = {
+            EventSourceMappings: [{
+              BatchSize: 100,
+              Enabled: true,
+              EventSourceArn: 'your event source arn',
+              StartingPosition: 'LATEST',
+            }],
+            ScheduleEvents: [{
+              FunctionArnPrefix: 'arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:XXX:function:',
+              ScheduleName: 'node-lambda-test-schedule',
+              ScheduleState: 'ENABLED',
+              ScheduleExpression: 'rate(1 hour)',
+            }],
+          };
+          assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), expected);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('old style event_sources.json', function () {
+        const oldStyleValue = [{
+          BatchSize: 100,
+          Enabled: true,
+          EventSourceArn: 'your event source arn',
+          StartingPosition: 'LATEST',
+        }];
+        const fileName = 'event_sources_old_style.json';
+
+        before(function () {
+          fs.writeFileSync(fileName, JSON.stringify(oldStyleValue));
+        });
+
+        after(function () {
+          fs.unlinkSync(fileName);
+        });
+
+        it('program.eventSourceFile is valid value', function () {
+          program.eventSourceFile = fileName;
+          const expected = { EventSourceMappings: oldStyleValue };
+          assert.deepEqual(lambda._eventSourceList(program), expected);
+        });
+      });
     });
   });