diff --git a/data/src/buffer.rs b/data/src/buffer.rs
index 9374dbd71..617a17e04 100644
--- a/data/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/data/src/buffer.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub struct Timestamp {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Nickname {
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub color: Color,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub brackets: Brackets,