diff --git a/server/middleware/parseURL.js b/server/middleware/parseURL.js
index b5b56ad..91fe66e 100644
--- a/server/middleware/parseURL.js
+++ b/server/middleware/parseURL.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ const PackageURL = require('../PackageURL')
 const ValidQueryKeys = {
   main: true,
   meta: true,
-  json: true // deprecated
+  json: true, // deprecated
+  v: true // we don't do anything with this, but some icon font libraries
+          // use it to bust the cache on private servers (see #52)
 }
 
 function queryIsValid(query) {