diff --git a/robot.go b/robot.go
index 3e5a54a..f2fb389 100644
--- a/robot.go
+++ b/robot.go
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ func (r *robot) negociate() (err error) {
 		log.Printf("%s: handshake: %+v", r.name, handshake)
 	}
 
-	dstats := map[string]Stats{}
+	dstats := struct {
+		Stats map[string]Stats `json:"stats"`
+		Type  string           `json:"type"`
+	}{}
 	err = websocket.JSON.Receive(r.ws, &dstats)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -126,11 +129,11 @@ func (r *robot) negociate() (err error) {
 
 	// this player only ever has one robot, so we're just picking off our own
 	// stats
-	_, ok := dstats[r.name]
+	_, ok := dstats.Stats[r.name]
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("my name not found in stats map")
 	}
-	r.statsCalculated = dstats[r.name]
+	r.statsCalculated = dstats.Stats[r.name]
 
 	return nil
 }