diff --git a/pkg/api/minioapi/definitions.go b/pkg/api/minioapi/definitions.go
index b16ba1855..ec8bd05c2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/minioapi/definitions.go
+++ b/pkg/api/minioapi/definitions.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type ObjectListResponse struct {
-	XMLName     xml.Name `xml:"ListBucketResult"`
+	XMLName     xml.Name `xml:"ListBucketResult" json:"-"`
 	Name        string
 	Marker      string
 	MaxKeys     int
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type ObjectListResponse struct {
 }
 
 type BucketListResponse struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"ListAllMyBucketsResult"`
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"ListAllMyBucketsResult" json:"-"`
 	Owner   Owner
 	Buckets struct {
 		Bucket []*Bucket
diff --git a/pkg/api/minioapi/minioapi_test.go b/pkg/api/minioapi/minioapi_test.go
index aa96ad751..1c1aaa441 100644
--- a/pkg/api/minioapi/minioapi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/minioapi/minioapi_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -363,3 +364,53 @@ func verifyHeaders(c *C, header http.Header, date time.Time, size int, contentTy
 	// verify etag
 	c.Assert(header["Etag"][0], Equals, etag)
 }
+
+func (s *MySuite) TestXMLNameNotInBucketListJson(c *C) {
+	_, _, storage := inmemory.Start()
+	httpHandler := HttpHandler(storage)
+	testServer := httptest.NewServer(httpHandler)
+	defer testServer.Close()
+
+	err := storage.StoreBucket("foo")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/", bytes.NewBufferString(""))
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	request.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	client := http.Client{}
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
+
+	byteResults, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(strings.Contains(string(byteResults), "XML"), Equals, false)
+}
+
+func (s *MySuite) TestXMLNameNotInObjectListJson(c *C) {
+	_, _, storage := inmemory.Start()
+	httpHandler := HttpHandler(storage)
+	testServer := httptest.NewServer(httpHandler)
+	defer testServer.Close()
+
+	err := storage.StoreBucket("foo")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/", bytes.NewBufferString(""))
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	request.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	client := http.Client{}
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, Equals, http.StatusOK)
+
+	byteResults, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(strings.Contains(string(byteResults), "XML"), Equals, false)
+}