diff --git a/racket/info.rkt b/racket/info.rkt
index df49c59..2dd3de9 100644
--- a/racket/info.rkt
+++ b/racket/info.rkt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
                "gui-lib"
                "pict-lib"
                "sgl"
+               "struct-defaults"
 	       ))
 (define build-deps '("racket-doc"
                      "scribble-lib"))
diff --git a/racket/syndicate/drivers/web.rkt b/racket/syndicate/drivers/web.rkt
index a24fe46..ec453b8 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/drivers/web.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/drivers/web.rkt
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
          (struct-out web-response-header)
          (struct-out web-response-complete)
          (struct-out web-response-chunked)
-         (struct-out web-response-websocket)
+
+         (rename-out [web-response-websocket <web-response-websocket>])
+         (struct-out/defaults [make-web-response-websocket web-response-websocket])
 
          (struct-out web-response-chunk)
          (struct-out websocket-message)
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
 (require web-server/private/connection-manager)
 (require (only-in web-server/private/util lowercase-symbol!))
 (require web-server/dispatchers/dispatch)
+(require struct-defaults)
 
 (require/activate "timer.rkt")
 
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@
 (struct web-response-chunk (id bytes) #:prefab)
 (struct websocket-message (id direction body) #:prefab)
 
+(begin-for-declarations
+  (define-struct-defaults make-web-response-websocket web-response-websocket
+    (#:headers [web-response-websocket-headers '()])))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Ground-level communication messages
 
diff --git a/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/web-sanity-check.rkt b/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/web-sanity-check.rkt
index 89f4975..34bbae9 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/web-sanity-check.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/web-sanity-check.rkt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                   ($ req (web-request-header _ (web-resource vh `("ws" ())) _ _))
                                   _))
             (actor (react
-                    (assert (web-response-websocket id '()))
+                    (assert (web-response-websocket id))
                     (stop-when (retracted (observe (websocket-message id 'outbound _)))
                                (log-info "Connection dropped"))
                     (stop-when (message (websocket-message id 'inbound "quit"))
diff --git a/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt b/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
index c86b47b..bde4f0a 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
          activate
          require/activate
          current-ground-dataspace
+         begin-for-declarations
 	 (except-out (all-from-out racket/base) #%module-begin sleep)
 	 (all-from-out racket/match)
 	 (all-from-out "main.rkt")
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@
          (require module-path ...)
          (activate module-path ...))]))
 
+(define-syntax-rule (begin-for-declarations decl ...)
+  (begin decl ...))
+
 (define current-ground-dataspace (make-parameter #f))
 
 (define-syntax (module-begin stx)
@@ -60,7 +64,9 @@
 	       final-stx)
 	     (syntax-case (local-expand (car forms)
 					'module
-                                        (cons #'module+ (kernel-form-identifier-list))) ()
+                                        (append (list #'module+
+                                                      #'begin-for-declarations)
+                                                (kernel-form-identifier-list))) ()
 	       [(head rest ...)
 		(if (free-identifier=? #'head #'begin)
 		    (accumulate-actions action-ids
@@ -70,7 +76,8 @@
 			       (syntax->list #'(define-values define-syntaxes begin-for-syntax
 						 module module* module+
 						 #%module-begin
-						 #%require #%provide)))
+						 #%require #%provide
+                                                 begin-for-declarations)))
 			(accumulate-actions action-ids
 					    (cons (car forms) final-forms)
 					    (cdr forms))