diff --git a/pkg/catwalk/provider.go b/pkg/catwalk/provider.go
index 2234e717d672d11cd9e977841030eb4098ac9941..aa9726757712695a28bd4997426f350bc34f9c28 100644
--- a/pkg/catwalk/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/catwalk/provider.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	ReasoningLevels        []string     `json:"reasoning_levels,omitempty"`
 	DefaultReasoningEffort string       `json:"default_reasoning_effort,omitempty"`
 	SupportsImages         bool         `json:"supports_attachments"`
-	Options                ModelOptions `json:"options"`
+	Options                ModelOptions `json:"options,omitzero"`
 }
 
 // KnownProviders returns all the known inference providers.