diff --git a/ldpd/ldp_vty_exec.c b/ldpd/ldp_vty_exec.c
index 804e3a35ec..7bad1dca7c 100644
--- a/ldpd/ldp_vty_exec.c
+++ b/ldpd/ldp_vty_exec.c
@@ -1844,9 +1844,7 @@ ldp_vty_dispatch(struct vty *vty, struct imsgbuf *ibuf, enum show_command cmd,
  done:
 	close(ibuf->fd);
 	if (json) {
-		vty_out (vty, "%s\n",
-			  json_object_to_json_string_ext(json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-		json_object_free(json);
+		vty_json(vty, json);
 	}
 
 	return (ret);
@@ -2006,9 +2004,7 @@ ldp_vty_show_capabilities(struct vty *vty, const char *json)
 		    "0x0603");
 		json_object_array_add(json_array, json_cap);
 
-		vty_out (vty, "%s\n",
-			  json_object_to_json_string_ext(json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-		json_object_free(json);
+		vty_json(vty, json);
 		return (0);
 	}