diff --git a/tiny_gltf.h b/tiny_gltf.h
index 32ecf8d..f5556c8 100644
--- a/tiny_gltf.h
+++ b/tiny_gltf.h
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ struct SpotLight {
   double innerConeAngle;
   double outerConeAngle;
 
-  SpotLight() : innerConeAngle(0.0), outerConeAngle(0.0) { }
+  SpotLight() : innerConeAngle(0.0), outerConeAngle(0.7853981634) { }
 
   bool operator==(const SpotLight &) const;
 
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ struct Light {
   double range;
   SpotLight spot;
 
-  Light() : intensity(0.0), range(0.0) {}
+  Light() : intensity(1.0), range(0.0) {}
 
   bool operator==(const Light &) const;
 
@@ -3853,7 +3853,9 @@ static bool ParseLight(Light *light, std::string *err, const json &o) {
 
     ParseStringProperty(&light->name, err, o, "name", false);
     ParseNumberArrayProperty(&light->color, err, o, "color", false);
-    ParseStringProperty(&light->type, err, o, "type", false);
+    ParseStringProperty(&light->type, err, o, "type", true);
+    ParseNumberProperty(&light->range, err, o, "range", false);
+    ParseNumberProperty(&light->intensity, err, o, "intensity", false);
     ParseExtensionsProperty(&light->extensions, err, o);
     ParseExtrasProperty(&(light->extras), o);
     return true;