diff --git a/option/inbound.go b/option/inbound.go
index a2b23461..5c744f36 100644
--- a/option/inbound.go
+++ b/option/inbound.go
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ func (h *Inbound) UnmarshalJSON(bytes []byte) error {
 		v = &h.TUICOptions
 	case C.TypeHysteria2:
 		v = &h.Hysteria2Options
+	case "":
+		return E.New("missing inbound type")
 	default:
 		return E.New("unknown inbound type: ", h.Type)
 	}
diff --git a/option/outbound.go b/option/outbound.go
index f6593228..40f8a160 100644
--- a/option/outbound.go
+++ b/option/outbound.go
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func (h *Outbound) UnmarshalJSON(bytes []byte) error {
 		v = &h.SelectorOptions
 	case C.TypeURLTest:
 		v = &h.URLTestOptions
+	case "":
+		return E.New("missing outbound type")
 	default:
 		return E.New("unknown outbound type: ", h.Type)
 	}
diff --git a/option/tls_acme.go b/option/tls_acme.go
index aa3f2377..17d515e2 100644
--- a/option/tls_acme.go
+++ b/option/tls_acme.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func (o ACMEDNS01ChallengeOptions) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		v = o.AliDNSOptions
 	case C.DNSProviderCloudflare:
 		v = o.CloudflareOptions
+	case "":
+		return nil, E.New("missing provider type")
 	default:
 		return nil, E.New("unknown provider type: " + o.Provider)
 	}
diff --git a/option/v2ray_transport.go b/option/v2ray_transport.go
index 56fb71d6..fcd81f94 100644
--- a/option/v2ray_transport.go
+++ b/option/v2ray_transport.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type _V2RayTransportOptions struct {
-	Type               string                  `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Type               string                  `json:"type"`
 	HTTPOptions        V2RayHTTPOptions        `json:"-"`
 	WebsocketOptions   V2RayWebsocketOptions   `json:"-"`
 	QUICOptions        V2RayQUICOptions        `json:"-"`
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ type V2RayTransportOptions _V2RayTransportOptions
 func (o V2RayTransportOptions) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	var v any
 	switch o.Type {
-	case "":
-		return nil, nil
 	case C.V2RayTransportTypeHTTP:
 		v = o.HTTPOptions
 	case C.V2RayTransportTypeWebsocket:
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ func (o V2RayTransportOptions) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		v = o.GRPCOptions
 	case C.V2RayTransportTypeHTTPUpgrade:
 		v = o.HTTPUpgradeOptions
+	case "":
+		return nil, E.New("missing transport type")
 	default:
 		return nil, E.New("unknown transport type: " + o.Type)
 	}