diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/WriteType.cs b/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/WriteType.cs
index c8f770ea9..321f2c0ac 100644
--- a/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/WriteType.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/WriteType.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ internal static class WriteType<T, TSerializer>
 		internal static TypePropertyWriter[] PropertyWriters;
 		private static readonly WriteObjectDelegate WriteTypeInfo;
 
-		private static bool IsForced
+		private static bool IsIncluded
 		{
-			get { return (JsConfig.ForceTypeInfo || JsConfig<T>.ForceTypeInfo); }
+			get { return (JsConfig.IncludeTypeInfo || JsConfig<T>.IncludeTypeInfo); }
 		}
 		private static bool IsExcluded
 		{
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static WriteType()
 		{
 			CacheFn = Init() ? GetWriteFn() : WriteEmptyType;
 
-			if (IsForced)
+			if (IsIncluded)
 			{
 				WriteTypeInfo = TypeInfoWriter;
 			}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static void TypeInfoWriter(TextWriter writer, object obj)
 			TryWriteTypeInfo(writer, obj);
 		}
 
-		private static bool ShouldSkipType() { return IsExcluded && !IsForced; }
+		private static bool ShouldSkipType() { return IsExcluded && !IsIncluded; }
 
 		private static bool TryWriteSelfType (TextWriter writer) {
 			if (ShouldSkipType()) return false;
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text/JsConfig.cs b/src/ServiceStack.Text/JsConfig.cs
index e818644b6..41394a8dc 100644
--- a/src/ServiceStack.Text/JsConfig.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text/JsConfig.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public static bool ExcludeTypeInfo
 		[ThreadStatic]
 		private static bool? tsForceTypeInfo;
 		private static bool? sForceTypeInfo;
-		public static bool ForceTypeInfo
+		public static bool IncludeTypeInfo
 		{
 			get
 			{
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ public class JsConfig<T>
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Always emit type info for this type.  Takes precedence over ExcludeTypeInfo
 		/// </summary>
-		public static bool ForceTypeInfo = false;
+		public static bool IncludeTypeInfo = false;
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Never emit type info for this type
diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/PolymorphicListTests.cs b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/PolymorphicListTests.cs
index 65bdef6f3..f5e07a2e4 100644
--- a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/PolymorphicListTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/PolymorphicListTests.cs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class ExplicitPets
 		[Test]
 		public void Can_force_specific_TypeInfo()
 		{
-			JsConfig<Dog>.ForceTypeInfo = true;
+			JsConfig<Dog>.IncludeTypeInfo = true;
 			var pets = new ExplicitPets()
 			{
 				Cat = new Cat { Name = "Cat" },