diff --git a/metric.go b/metric.go
index 88aaeec..c664703 100644
--- a/metric.go
+++ b/metric.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 type Metric struct {
 	Key   string
 	Value int64
-	Tags  map[string]string
+	Tags  map[string]string `json:"Tags,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func parseInt(s string) (i int) {
diff --git a/metrix_test.go b/metrix_test.go
index eac28b9..f83b784 100644
--- a/metrix_test.go
+++ b/metrix_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -22,3 +23,15 @@ func TestRiakStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(status.RingMembers), 5)
 	assert.Equal(t, status.RingMembers[0], "riak@192.168.0.16")
 }
+
+func TestSerializeMetric(t *testing.T) {
+	m := &Metric{}
+	b, e := json.Marshal(m)
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(b), "Tags")
+
+	m.Tags = map[string]string{"a": "b"}
+	b, e = json.Marshal(m)
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(b), "Tags")
+}