diff --git a/aurweb/routers/rpc.py b/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
index 8bc761cc..f12dfc2e 100644
--- a/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
+++ b/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
@@ -51,20 +51,28 @@ async def rpc(request: Request,
               type: Optional[str] = Query(None),
               arg: Optional[str] = Query(None),
               args: Optional[List[str]] = Query(None, alias="arg[]")):
-
-    # Ensure valid version was passed
-    if v is None:
-        return {"error": "Please specify an API version."}
-    elif v != 5:
-        return {"error": "Invalid version specified."}
-
     # Defaults for returned data
     returned_data = {}
 
     returned_data["version"] = v
     returned_data["results"] = []
     returned_data["resultcount"] = 0
-    returned_data["type"] = type
+
+    # Default the type field to "error", until we determine that
+    # we're not erroneous (below).
+    returned_data["type"] = "error"
+
+    # Ensure valid version was passed
+    if v is None:
+        returned_data["error"] = "Please specify an API version."
+        return returned_data
+    elif v != 5:
+        returned_data["error"] = "Invalid version specified."
+        return returned_data
+    else:
+        # We got past initial error cases; set the type to what
+        # the user gave us.
+        returned_data["type"] = type
 
     # Take arguments from either 'args' or 'args[]' and put them into 'argument_list'.
     argument_list = []
diff --git a/test/test_rpc.py b/test/test_rpc.py
index a2c86b27..37e8db51 100644
--- a/test/test_rpc.py
+++ b/test/test_rpc.py
@@ -323,7 +323,13 @@ def test_rpc_bad_type():
 
 def test_rpc_bad_version():
     # Define expected response.
-    expected_data = {'error': 'Invalid version specified.'}
+    expected_data = {
+        'version': 0,
+        'resultcount': 0,
+        'results': [],
+        'type': 'error',
+        'error': 'Invalid version specified.'
+    }
 
     # Make dummy request.
     response = make_request("/rpc/?v=0&type=info&arg=big-chungus")
@@ -337,7 +343,13 @@ def test_rpc_bad_version():
 
 def test_rpc_no_version():
     # Define expected response.
-    expected_data = {'error': 'Please specify an API version.'}
+    expected_data = {
+        'version': None,
+        'resultcount': 0,
+        'results': [],
+        'type': 'error',
+        'error': 'Please specify an API version.'
+    }
 
     # Make dummy request.
     response = make_request("/rpc/?type=info&arg=big-chungus")