diff --git a/proto.c b/proto.c
index 0c03984..accdde0 100644
--- a/proto.c
+++ b/proto.c
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ connect_send(void)
 		return;
 	}
 	blobmsg_close_table(&proto, c);
+	if (!stat("/etc/ucentral/ucentral.defaults", &statbuf)) {
+		c = blobmsg_open_table(&proto, "defaults");
+		if (!blobmsg_add_json_from_file(&proto, "/etc/ucentral/ucentral.defaults")) {
+			log_send("failed to load defaults", LOG_ERR);
+			return;
+		}
+		blobmsg_close_table(&proto, c);
+	}
 	if (!stat("/etc/ucentral/restrictions.json", &statbuf))
 		blobmsg_add_u8(&proto, "restricted", 1);
 	blobmsg_close_table(&proto, m);