diff --git a/graphenej/src/main/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccount.java b/graphenej/src/main/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccount.java
index 49b66b0..4ad4b12 100644
--- a/graphenej/src/main/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccount.java
+++ b/graphenej/src/main/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccount.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext;
 import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
@@ -20,8 +23,7 @@ import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.interfaces.ByteSerializable;
 import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.interfaces.JsonSerializable;
 
 /**
- * Class tha represents a graphene user account.
- * Created by nelson on 11/8/16.
+ * Class that represents a graphene user account.
  */
 public class UserAccount extends GrapheneObject implements ByteSerializable, JsonSerializable {
 
@@ -46,19 +48,43 @@ public class UserAccount extends GrapheneObject implements ByteSerializable, Jso
     public static final String KEY_ACTIVE_SPECIAL_AUTHORITY = "active_special_authority";
     public static final String KEY_N_CONTROL_FLAGS = "top_n_control_flags";
 
-    private long membershipExpirationDate;
-    private String registrar;
-    private String referrer;
-    private String lifetimeReferrer;
-    private long networkFeePercentage;
-    private long lifetimeReferrerFeePercentage;
-    private long referrerRewardsPercentage;
+    @Expose
     private String name;
+
+    @Expose
     private Authority owner;
+
+    @Expose
     private Authority active;
+
+    @Expose
     private AccountOptions options;
+
+    @Expose
     private String statistics;
 
+    @Expose
+    private long membershipExpirationDate;
+
+    @Expose
+    private String registrar;
+
+    @Expose
+    private String referrer;
+
+    @Expose
+    private String lifetimeReferrer;
+
+    @Expose
+    private long networkFeePercentage;
+
+    @Expose
+    private long lifetimeReferrerFeePercentage;
+
+    @Expose
+    private long referrerRewardsPercentage;
+
+
 
     /**
      * Constructor that expects a user account in the string representation.
@@ -120,7 +146,8 @@ public class UserAccount extends GrapheneObject implements ByteSerializable, Jso
 
     @Override
     public String toJsonString() {
-        return this.getObjectId();
+        Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().excludeFieldsWithoutExposeAnnotation().create();
+        return gson.toJson(this);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/graphenej/src/test/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccountTest.java b/graphenej/src/test/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccountTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644c6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphenej/src/test/java/de/bitsharesmunich/graphenej/UserAccountTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej;
+
+import com.neovisionaries.ws.client.WebSocketException;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.api.BaseApiTest;
+import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.api.GetObjects;
+import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.interfaces.WitnessResponseListener;
+import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.models.BaseResponse;
+import de.bitsharesmunich.graphenej.models.WitnessResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Created by nelson on 5/20/17.
+ */
+public class UserAccountTest extends BaseApiTest {
+    private final UserAccount bilthon_25 = new UserAccount("1.2.151069");
+
+    @Test
+    public void testToJsonString() {
+        try{
+            ArrayList<String> ids = new ArrayList<>();
+            ids.add(bilthon_25.getObjectId());
+            mWebSocket.addListener(new GetObjects(ids, new WitnessResponseListener() {
+
+                @Override
+                public void onSuccess(WitnessResponse response) {
+                    System.out.println("onSuccess");
+                    List<GrapheneObject> result = (List<GrapheneObject>) response.result;
+                    UserAccount userAccount = (UserAccount) result.get(0);
+                    System.out.println("user account: "+userAccount.toJsonString());
+
+                    synchronized (UserAccountTest.this){
+                        UserAccountTest.this.notifyAll();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onError(BaseResponse.Error error) {
+                    System.out.println("onError");
+                    synchronized (UserAccountTest.this){
+                        UserAccountTest.this.notifyAll();
+                    }
+                }
+            }));
+
+            mWebSocket.connect();
+            synchronized (this){
+                wait();
+            }
+        }catch (WebSocketException e) {
+            System.out.println("WebSocketException. Msg: " + e.getMessage());
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            System.out.println("InterruptedException. Msg: "+e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}
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