diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
index 2bda5dbf9a..867efb6099 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ static void display_l3vni(struct vty *vty, struct bgp *bgp_vrf,
 				  originator_ip, sizeof(originator_ip)));
 		json_object_string_add(json, "advertiseGatewayMacip", "n/a");
 		json_object_string_add(json, "advertiseSviMacIp", "n/a");
-		json_object_to_json_string_ext(json,
-					       JSON_C_TO_STRING_NOSLASHESCAPE);
 		json_object_string_add(json, "advertisePip",
 				       bgp_vrf->evpn_info->advertise_pip ?
 				       "Enabled" : "Disabled");
@@ -967,8 +965,6 @@ static void show_l3vni_entry(struct vty *vty, struct bgp *bgp,
 		json_object_string_add(json_vni, "advertiseGatewayMacip",
 				       "n/a");
 		json_object_string_add(json_vni, "advertiseSviMacIp", "n/a");
-		json_object_to_json_string_ext(json_vni,
-					       JSON_C_TO_STRING_NOSLASHESCAPE);
 		json_object_string_add(
 			json_vni, "advertisePip",
 			bgp->evpn_info->advertise_pip ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");
@@ -4413,8 +4409,11 @@ DEFUN(show_bgp_l2vpn_evpn_vni,
 	}
 
 	if (uj) {
-		vty_out(vty, "%s\n", json_object_to_json_string_ext(
-					     json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
+		vty_out(vty, "%s\n",
+			json_object_to_json_string_ext(
+				json,
+				JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY
+					| JSON_C_TO_STRING_NOSLASHESCAPE));
 		json_object_free(json);
 	}