diff --git a/consumer/src/main/java/au/com/dius/pact/consumer/dsl/LambdaDslObject.java b/consumer/src/main/java/au/com/dius/pact/consumer/dsl/LambdaDslObject.java
index 9f9e4b41f..6abd1f16e 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/java/au/com/dius/pact/consumer/dsl/LambdaDslObject.java
+++ b/consumer/src/main/java/au/com/dius/pact/consumer/dsl/LambdaDslObject.java
@@ -579,6 +579,17 @@ public LambdaDslObject array(final String name, final Consumer<LambdaDslJsonArra
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attribute that is an array. This will accept any array, including an empty one. If you need to configure the
+     * array, use the method that takes a consumer.
+     *
+     * @param name field name
+     */
+    public LambdaDslObject array(final String name) {
+        object.array(name).closeArray();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attribute that is a JSON object
      *
@@ -592,6 +603,17 @@ public LambdaDslObject object(final String name, final Consumer<LambdaDslObject>
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attribute that is a JSON object. This will accept any JSON object, including an empty one.  If you need to
+     * configure the object, use the method that takes a consumer.
+     *
+     * @param name field name
+     */
+    public LambdaDslObject object(final String name) {
+        object.object(name).closeObject();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attribute that is an array where each item must match the following example
      *