diff --git a/cfn/handler/request_test.go b/cfn/handler/request_test.go
index f7728fd2..4c10ffb2 100644
--- a/cfn/handler/request_test.go
+++ b/cfn/handler/request_test.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	type Model struct {
 		Name    *string
 		Version *float64
-		Detail  *Detail
+		Detail  *Detail `json:"detail,omitempty"`
 	}
 
 	req := Request{
 		LogicalResourceID:              "foo",
-		previousResourcePropertiesBody: []byte(`{"Name":"bar","Version":"0.1","Detail":{"Build":"57","IsProduction":"false"}}`),
-		resourcePropertiesBody:         []byte(`{"Name":"baz","Version":"2.3","Detail":{"Build":"69","IsProduction":"true"}}`),
+		previousResourcePropertiesBody: []byte(`{"Name":"bar","Version":"0.1","detail":{"Build":"57","IsProduction":"false"}}`),
+		resourcePropertiesBody:         []byte(`{"Name":"baz","Version":"2.3","detail":{"Build":"69","IsProduction":"true"}}`),
 	}
 
 	expectedPrevious := Model{
diff --git a/python/rpdk/go/templates/types.go.tple b/python/rpdk/go/templates/types.go.tple
index e54eac02..0f5f0f92 100644
--- a/python/rpdk/go/templates/types.go.tple
+++ b/python/rpdk/go/templates/types.go.tple
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package resource
 // {{model_name}} is autogenerated from the json schema
 type {{model_name}} struct {
 {% for name, type in properties.items() %}
-    {{ name|uppercase_first_letter }} {{ type|translate_type }} `json:",omitempty"`
+    {{ name|uppercase_first_letter }} {{ type|translate_type }} `json:"{{name}},omitempty"`
 {% endfor %}
 }