diff --git a/derp/derp_client.go b/derp/derp_client.go
index 7291efbec..aca67fef6 100644
--- a/derp/derp_client.go
+++ b/derp/derp_client.go
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ func (c *Client) parseServerInfo(b []byte) (*serverInfo, error) {
 }
 
 type clientInfo struct {
-	Version int // `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Version int `json:"version,omitempty"`
 
 	// MeshKey optionally specifies a pre-shared key used by
 	// trusted clients.  It's required to subscribe to the
 	// connection list & forward packets. It's empty for regular
 	// users.
-	MeshKey string // `json:"meshKey,omitempty"`
+	MeshKey string `json:"meshKey,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (c *Client) sendClientKey() error {
diff --git a/derp/derp_server.go b/derp/derp_server.go
index fbc9fa8df..7c6394e50 100644
--- a/derp/derp_server.go
+++ b/derp/derp_server.go
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ func (s *Server) sendServerKey(bw *bufio.Writer) error {
 }
 
 type serverInfo struct {
-	Version int // `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Version int `json:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s *Server) sendServerInfo(bw *bufio.Writer, clientKey key.Public) error {
diff --git a/derp/derp_test.go b/derp/derp_test.go
index 1ca32128d..d9e6580ff 100644
--- a/derp/derp_test.go
+++ b/derp/derp_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	crand "crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"expvar"
 	"fmt"
@@ -32,6 +33,22 @@ func newPrivateKey(tb testing.TB) (k key.Private) {
 	return
 }
 
+func TestClientInfoUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, in := range []string{
+		`{"Version":5,"MeshKey":"abc"}`,
+		`{"version":5,"meshKey":"abc"}`,
+	} {
+		var got clientInfo
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &got); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d]: %v", i, err)
+		}
+		want := clientInfo{Version: 5, MeshKey: "abc"}
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("[%d]: got %+v; want %+v", i, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSendRecv(t *testing.T) {
 	serverPrivateKey := newPrivateKey(t)
 	s := NewServer(serverPrivateKey, t.Logf)