diff --git a/api/prepared_query.go b/api/prepared_query.go
index bb40e6a7fddd..8ebc852f3ac5 100644
--- a/api/prepared_query.go
+++ b/api/prepared_query.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ type QueryFailoverTarget struct {
 
 	// Partition specifies a partition to try during failover
 	// Note: Partition are available only in Consul Enterprise
-	Partition string
+	Partition string `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// Namespace specifies a namespace to try during failover
 	// Note: Namespaces are available only in Consul Enterprise
-	Namespace string
+	Namespace string `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 // QueryDNSOptions controls settings when query results are served over DNS.