diff --git a/broker/common/common.go b/broker/common/common.go
index 4205b573..3c9e9955 100644
--- a/broker/common/common.go
+++ b/broker/common/common.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ func StructToMap(obj interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		jsonTag, ok := typ.Field(i).Tag.Lookup("json")
 		if ok {
 			before, _, found := strings.Cut(jsonTag, ",")
+			if before == "-" {
+				continue
+			}
 			if found {
 				fieldName = before
 			} else {
diff --git a/broker/common/common_test.go b/broker/common/common_test.go
index d6c66a95..28c81162 100644
--- a/broker/common/common_test.go
+++ b/broker/common/common_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"encoding/xml"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ type User struct {
 	Active bool
 }
 
+type userWithIgnoredField struct {
+	Name    string   `json:"name"`
+	XMLName xml.Name `json:"-"`
+}
+
 var bob = "Bob"
 var alice = "Alice"
 
@@ -43,6 +49,14 @@ func TestStructToMap(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:  "Skip json dash fields",
+			input: userWithIgnoredField{Name: "alice"},
+			want: map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "alice",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "Error on non-struct (int)",
 			input:   42,