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 %}
 }