diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
index 90b7958c43..91e983e5d5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
@@ -672,10 +672,7 @@ static int bgp_print_dampening_parameters(struct bgp *bgp, struct vty *vty,
 			json_object_int_add(json, "maxSuppressPenalty",
 					    bdc->ceiling);
 
-			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);
 		} else {
 			vty_out(vty, "Half-life time: %lld min\n",
 				(long long)bdc->half_life / 60);
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
index 45dbed0abd..fe3aa0346f 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
@@ -10350,12 +10350,8 @@ DEFPY (show_ip_ospf_gr_helper,
 					vty, ospf, use_vrf, json, uj, detail);
 			}
 
-			if (uj) {
-				vty_out(vty, "%s\n",
-					json_object_to_json_string_ext(
-						json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-				json_object_free(json);
-			}
+			if (uj)
+				vty_json(vty, json);
 
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -10364,12 +10360,9 @@ DEFPY (show_ip_ospf_gr_helper,
 
 		if (ospf == NULL || !ospf->oi_running) {
 
-			if (uj) {
-				vty_out(vty, "%s\n",
-					json_object_to_json_string_ext(
-						json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-				json_object_free(json);
-			} else
+			if (uj)
+				vty_json(vty, json);
+			else
 				vty_out(vty, "%% OSPF instance not found\n");
 
 			return CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -10381,12 +10374,9 @@ DEFPY (show_ip_ospf_gr_helper,
 
 		if (ospf == NULL || !ospf->oi_running) {
 
-			if (uj) {
-				vty_out(vty, "%s\n",
-					json_object_to_json_string_ext(
-						json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-				json_object_free(json);
-			} else
+			if (uj)
+				vty_json(vty, json);
+			else
 				vty_out(vty, "%% OSPF instance not found\n");
 
 			return CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -10396,11 +10386,8 @@ DEFPY (show_ip_ospf_gr_helper,
 					    detail);
 	}
 
-	if (uj) {
-		vty_out(vty, "%s\n", json_object_to_json_string_ext(
-					     json, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
-		json_object_free(json);
-	}
+	if (uj)
+		vty_json(vty, json);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }