diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b480a4e..7292dc5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@ module github.com/zencoder/go-remote-config
 
 go 1.13
 
-require github.com/stretchr/testify v0.0.0-20151102014159-c478a808a1b3
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
+	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dd9c668..86c8eaa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,27 @@
-github.com/stretchr/testify v0.0.0-20151102014159-c478a808a1b3 h1:jU+Ex9dS6B1VdPZssLnmiZDt/VzsutuuvLNKq8Wl9U0=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v0.0.0-20151102014159-c478a808a1b3/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
+github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
+github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e h1:fD57ERR4JtEqsWbfPhv4DMiApHyliiK5xCTNVSPiaAs=
+github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e/go.mod h1:zD1mROLANZcx1PVRCS0qkT7pwLkGfwJo4zjcN/Tysno=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f h1:BLraFXnmrev5lT+xlilqcH8XK9/i0At2xKjWk4p6zsU=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/remoteconfig.go b/remoteconfig.go
index 22374ed..b632eec 100644
--- a/remoteconfig.go
+++ b/remoteconfig.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func ReadJSONValidate(cfgReader io.Reader, configStruct interface{}) error {
 
 func isNilFixed(v reflect.Value) bool {
 	switch v.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map, reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Slice:
-		//use of IsNil method
+	case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map, reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Slice, reflect.Func:
+		// use of IsNil method
 		return v.IsNil()
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/remoteconfig_test.go b/remoteconfig_test.go
index b768661..714b4af 100644
--- a/remoteconfig_test.go
+++ b/remoteconfig_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
@@ -644,6 +645,34 @@ func (s *RemoteConfigSuite) TestReadJSONValidate() {
 	assert.Nil(s.T(), err)
 }
 
+func (s *RemoteConfigSuite) TestReadJSONValidateWithFunctionType() {
+	type ConfigWithFunc struct {
+		MaxEntries *int              `json:"max_entries" remoteconfig:"optional"`
+		OnEvicted  func(interface{}) `json:"_" remoteconfig:"optional"`
+	}
+
+	i := 5
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		out  *ConfigWithFunc
+	}{
+		{name: "no config", in: `{}`},
+		{name: "empty config", in: `{"cfg": {}}`, out: &ConfigWithFunc{}},
+		{name: "values in config", in: `{"cfg": {"max_entries": 5}}`, out: &ConfigWithFunc{MaxEntries: &i}},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		s.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var found struct {
+				Cfg *ConfigWithFunc `json:"cfg" remoteconfig:"optional"`
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, ReadJSONValidate(strings.NewReader(test.in), &found))
+			assert.Equal(t, test.out, found.Cfg)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *RemoteConfigSuite) TestReadJSONParseEmbeddedStruct() {
 	cfgBuffer := bytes.NewBufferString(validConfigJSON)