diff --git a/protocol/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/arbjerg/lavalink/protocol/v4/mapper.kt b/protocol/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/arbjerg/lavalink/protocol/v4/mapper.kt
index cf68b2bda..3bf00a944 100644
--- a/protocol/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/arbjerg/lavalink/protocol/v4/mapper.kt
+++ b/protocol/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/arbjerg/lavalink/protocol/v4/mapper.kt
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ val LavalinkSerializersModule = SerializersModule {
 val json = Json {
     ignoreUnknownKeys = true
     encodeDefaults = false
+    explicitNulls = false
     serializersModule = LavalinkSerializersModule
 }