diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/subscribe.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/subscribe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c7ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/subscribe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/common"
+	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/config"
+	client_protocol "gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/signald/client-protocol"
+	v1 "gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/signald/client-protocol/v1"
+)
+
+var (
+	accountIdentifier string
+	subscribeCmd      = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "subscribe",
+		Short: "subscribe to incoming messages from signald",
+		Long: `subscribe to incoming messages from signald.
+	
+	Currently the only output option is json`,
+		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if accountIdentifier == "" {
+				accountIdentifier = config.Config.DefaultAccount
+			}
+		},
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			incoming := make(chan client_protocol.BasicResponse)
+			go common.Signald.Listen(incoming)
+
+			req := v1.SubscribeRequest{Account: accountIdentifier}
+			err := req.Submit(common.Signald)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			for msg := range incoming {
+				err := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(msg)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	subscribeCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&accountIdentifier, "account", "a", "", "the signald account to use")
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(subscribeCmd)
+}
diff --git a/signald/client-protocol/protocol.go b/signald/client-protocol/protocol.go
index 1403b18..f6f763f 100644
--- a/signald/client-protocol/protocol.go
+++ b/signald/client-protocol/protocol.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type BasicResponse struct {
-	ID        string
-	Type      string
-	ErrorType string
-	Error     json.RawMessage
-	Data      json.RawMessage
-	Account   string
+	ID        string `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Type      string `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	ErrorType string `json:"error_type,omitempty"`
+	Error     json.RawMessage `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	Data      json.RawMessage `json:"data,omitempty"`
+	Account   string `json:"account,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/signald/signald.go b/signald/signald.go
index 0cfd740..9f646f0 100644
--- a/signald/signald.go
+++ b/signald/signald.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *Signald) Listen(c chan client_protocol.BasicResponse) {
 			subscribers <- msg
 		}
 
-		if c != nil && msg.ID == "" && msg.Type != "version" {
+		if c != nil && !(msg.ID == "" && msg.Type == "version") {
 			c <- msg
 		}
 	}