diff --git a/sdgb-api/src/title/model/mod.rs b/sdgb-api/src/title/model/mod.rs
index ec6d833..4138346 100644
--- a/sdgb-api/src/title/model/mod.rs
+++ b/sdgb-api/src/title/model/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use serde::Serialize;
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct Ping {}
+mod ping;
+pub use ping::{Ping, PingResp};
 
 mod get_user_preview_api;
 pub use get_user_preview_api::{GetUserPreviewApi, GetUserPreviewApiResp};
diff --git a/sdgb-api/src/title/model/ping/mod.rs b/sdgb-api/src/title/model/ping/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ba1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdgb-api/src/title/model/ping/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct Ping {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PingResp {
+    result: String,
+}
+
+impl Display for PingResp {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.result)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdgb-cli/src/main.rs b/sdgb-cli/src/main.rs
index 7ebe437..0cf4d04 100644
--- a/sdgb-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdgb-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use sdgb_api::{
     title::{
         MaiVersionExt, Sdgb1_40, Sdgb1_50,
         methods::APIMethod,
-        model::{GetUserPreviewApi, GetUserPreviewApiResp, Ping, UserLogoutApi, UserLogoutApiResp},
+        model::{
+            GetUserPreviewApi, GetUserPreviewApiResp, Ping, PingResp, UserLogoutApi,
+            UserLogoutApiResp,
+        },
     },
 };
 use spdlog::{error, info};
@@ -47,16 +50,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn snafu::Error>> {
             println!("{preview}");
         }
         commands::Commands::Ping => {
-            let decoded = Sdgb1_40::request_raw(
+            let decoded: PingResp = Sdgb1_40::request(
                 &client,
                 APIMethod::Ping,
                 "",
                 Ping {}, // note: must not be `Ping`, or serde_json serializes to nothing
             )
             .await?;
-            info!("sdgb 1.40 resp: {:?}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&decoded));
-            let decoded = Sdgb1_50::request_raw(&client, APIMethod::Ping, "", Ping {}).await?;
-            info!("sdgb 1.50 resp: {:?}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&decoded));
+            info!("sdgb 1.40 resp: {decoded}");
+            let decoded: PingResp =
+                Sdgb1_50::request(&client, APIMethod::Ping, "", Ping {}).await?;
+            info!("sdgb 1.50 resp: {decoded}");
         }
         commands::Commands::QRLogin { ref qrcode_content } => {
             let qrcode = QRCode { qrcode_content };