diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/GatewaySocket/Commands/Identify.cs b/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/GatewaySocket/Commands/Identify.cs
index 8f3892fe0..7b6c44902 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/GatewaySocket/Commands/Identify.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/GatewaySocket/Commands/Identify.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Discord.API.Client.GatewaySocket
 {
+    [JsonObject(MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
     internal sealed class IdentifyCommand : IWebSocketMessage
     {
         int IWebSocketMessage.OpCode => (int)OpCodes.Identify;