diff --git a/lib/instapaper/api/account.rb b/lib/instapaper/api/account.rb
index 597f9a0..3199d61 100644
--- a/lib/instapaper/api/account.rb
+++ b/lib/instapaper/api/account.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+require 'instapaper/user'
+
 module Instapaper
   module API
     # Defines methods related to accounts
     module Account
       # Returns the currently logged in user.
       def verify_credentials
-        post('/api/1/account/verify_credentials')
+        perform_post_with_object('/api/1/account/verify_credentials', {}, Instapaper::User)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/instapaper/user.rb b/lib/instapaper/user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b07ead1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/instapaper/user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require 'values'
+
+module Instapaper
+  class User < Value.new(:type, :user_id, :username)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/instapaper/api/account_spec.rb b/spec/instapaper/api/account_spec.rb
index 620c3b4..5c2e7b9 100644
--- a/spec/instapaper/api/account_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/instapaper/api/account_spec.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ describe Instapaper::Client::Account do
     end
 
     it 'should return the user' do
-      user = client.verify_credentials.first
-      expect(user).to be_a Hashie::Rash
-      expect(user.username).to eq('TestUserOMGLOL')
+      user = client.verify_credentials
+      expect(user).to be_a Instapaper::User
     end
   end
 end