diff --git a/deviceauth.go b/deviceauth.go
index 85ef796f4..e99c92f39 100644
--- a/deviceauth.go
+++ b/deviceauth.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func (c *DeviceAuthResponse) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type Alias DeviceAuthResponse
 	aux := &struct {
 		ExpiresIn int64 `json:"expires_in"`
+		// workaround misspelling of verification_uri
+		VerificationURL string `json:"verification_url"`
 		*Alias
 	}{
 		Alias: (*Alias)(c),
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ func (c *DeviceAuthResponse) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	if aux.ExpiresIn != 0 {
 		c.Expiry = time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(aux.ExpiresIn))
 	}
+	if c.VerificationURI == "" {
+		c.VerificationURI = aux.VerificationURL
+	}
 	return nil
 }