diff --git a/src/models/account/mod.rs b/src/models/account/mod.rs
index e411e8b8..ab5508c6 100644
--- a/src/models/account/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/account/mod.rs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ pub struct Account {
 /// State of an existing account.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(tag = "status"))]
 pub enum AccountState {
     /// Account exists but has not yet been deployed.
     Uninit,