diff --git a/apns.py b/apns.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1226def..532053b
--- a/apns.py
+++ b/apns.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def write(self, string):
             return self._connection().write(string)
 
 
-class PayloadAlert(object):
+class PayloadAlert(dict):
     """
     Payload for APNS alert.
     https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/PayloadKeyReference.html
@@ -282,46 +282,28 @@ def __init__(self,
                  launch_image=None,
                  title_loc_key=None,
                  title_loc_args=None):
-
-        self.body = body
-        self.title = title
-        self.subtitle = subtitle
-        self.action_loc_key = action_loc_key
-        self.loc_key = loc_key
-        self.loc_args = loc_args
-        self.launch_image = launch_image
-        self.title_loc_key = title_loc_key
-        self.title_loc_args = title_loc_args
-
-        self._dict = {
-            'body': self.body,
-            'title': self.title,
-            'subtitle': self.subtitle,
-            'action-loc-key': self.action_loc_key,
-            'loc-key': self.loc_key,
-            'loc-args': self.loc_args,
-            'launch-image': self.launch_image,
-            'title-loc-key': self.title_loc_key,
-            'title-loc-args': self.title_loc_args
-        }
-
-    def dict(self):
-        cleared = {
-            key: value
-            for (key, value)
-            in self._dict.items()
-            if value is not None
+        dict_ = {
+            'body': body,
+            'title': title,
+            'subtitle': subtitle,
+            'action-loc-key': action_loc_key,
+            'loc-key': loc_key,
+            'loc-args': loc_args,
+            'launch-image': launch_image,
+            'title-loc-key': title_loc_key,
+            'title-loc-args': title_loc_args
         }
-        return cleared
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        return self.dict() == other.dict()
+        # init dictionary with non None items
+        super(PayloadAlert, self).__init__(
+            {
+                key: value for (key, value)
+                in dict_.items() if value is not None
+            }
+        )
 
-    def __ne__(self, other):
-        return self.dict() != other.dict()
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return 'PayloadAlert(**{})'.format(self.dict())
+    def dict(self):
+        return self
 
 
 class PayloadTooLargeError(Exception):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3ff86d5..644ff24 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
     py_modules = ['apns'],
     scripts = ['apns-send'],
     url = 'http://29.io/',
-    version = 'canwehatch.2.0.1',
+    version = 'canwehatch.2.0.2',
 )
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 97ca644..6a6254c
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from random import random
 
 import hashlib
+import json
 import os
 import time
 import unittest
@@ -130,6 +131,11 @@ def testPayloadAlert(self):
         self.assertTrue('body' not in d)
         self.assertEqual(d['loc-key'], 'wibble')
 
+    def testPayloadAlertJSONSerializable(self):
+        pa = PayloadAlert('foo', action_loc_key='bar', loc_key='wibble',
+                          loc_args=['king', 'kong'], launch_image='wobble')
+        self.assertEqual(pa, json.loads(json.dumps(pa)))
+
     def testPayload(self):
         # Payload with just alert
         p = Payload(alert=PayloadAlert('foo'))
@@ -219,5 +225,6 @@ def testPayloadTooLargeError(self):
         self.assertRaises(PayloadTooLargeError, Payload,
             u'\u0100' * (int(max_raw_payload_bytes / 2) + 1))
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()