diff --git a/planetwars-client/src/main.rs b/planetwars-client/src/main.rs
index 5053c51..21da005 100644
--- a/planetwars-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/planetwars-client/src/main.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct PlayMatch {
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct BotConfig {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    name: String,
+    name: Option<String>,
     command: Command,
     working_directory: Option<String>,
 }