diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
index 2605997..a3ec4d1 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtistInfoTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 			continue
 		}
 		similar := &spec.SimilarArtist{
-			ID: &specid.ID{Type: specid.Artist, Value: -1},
+			ID: &specid.ID{},
 		}
 		if artist.ID != 0 {
 			similar.ID = artist.SID()
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/specid/ids.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/specid/ids.go
index b958baf..e6cd71b 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/specid/ids.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/specid/ids.go
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ func New(in string) (ID, error) {
 }
 
 func (i ID) String() string {
+	if i.Value == 0 {
+		return "-1"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", i.Type, separator, i.Value)
 }