diff --git a/localconfig/host.go b/localconfig/host.go
index 9602554..17a2719 100644
--- a/localconfig/host.go
+++ b/localconfig/host.go
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import (
 type Host struct {
 	Name string
 
-	Labels map[string]string
+	Labels      map[string]string
+	Annotations map[string]string
 
 	MACs []string
 	IPs  []string
@@ -29,5 +30,8 @@ func (h *Host) WriteHashDataTo(w io.Writer) error {
 		Initrd:   h.Initrd,
 		Versions: h.Versions,
 		Config:   h.Config,
+
+		Labels:      map[string]string{},
+		Annotations: map[string]string{},
 	})
 }