[bug] return core status as json instead of string

- Resolves: #8886

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/cli/bitmask_cli.py b/src/leap/bitmask/cli/bitmask_cli.py
index 247b6dc7..b418f1af 100755
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/cli/bitmask_cli.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/cli/bitmask_cli.py
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:
         return self._send(printer=self._print_status)
 
     def _print_status(self, status):
-        statusdict = json.loads(status)
-        for key, value in statusdict.items():
+        for key, value in status.items():
             color = Fore.GREEN
             if value == 'stopped':
                 color = Fore.RED
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/core/service.py b/src/leap/bitmask/core/service.py
index cb520867..310ac08e 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/core/service.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/core/service.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class BackendCommands(object):
             status[name] = _status
         status['backend'] = flags.BACKEND
 
-        return json.dumps(status)
+        return status
 
     def do_version(self):
         return {'version_core': __version__}