diff --git a/share/pot/list.sh b/share/pot/list.sh
index 6f88dd1..f886d56 100644
--- a/share/pot/list.sh
+++ b/share/pot/list.sh
@@ -24,32 +24,67 @@ list-help()
 # $1 pot name
 _ls_info_pot()
 {
-	local _pname _cdir _lvl
+	local _pname _format _cdir _lvl _active
 	_pname=$1
+	_format=$2
 	_cdir="${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/conf"
 	_lvl=$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.level)
-	printf "pot name : %s\\n" "$_pname"
-	printf "\\tnetwork : %s\\n" "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" network_type)"
+	if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+		printf "{"
+	fi
+	if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+		printf "\"name\":\"%s\"," "$_pname"
+		printf "\"network\":\"%s\"," "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" network_type)"
+	else
+		printf "pot name : %s\\n" "$_pname"
+		printf "\\tnetwork : %s\\n" "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" network_type)"
+	fi
+	
 	if [ "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" network_type)" != "inherit" ]; then
-		printf "\\tip : %s\\n" "$( _get_ip_var "$_pname" )"
+		if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+			printf "\"ip\":\"%s\"," "$( _get_ip_var "$_pname" )"
+		else
+			printf "\\tip : %s\\n" "$( _get_ip_var "$_pname" )"
+		fi
 	fi
 	if _is_pot_running "$_pname" ; then
-		printf "\\tactive : true\\n"
+		_active=true
 	else
-		printf "\\tactive : false\\n"
+		_active=false
 	fi
-	if _is_verbose ; then
-		printf "\\tbase : %s\\n" "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.base)"
-		printf "\\tlevel : %s\\n" "$_lvl"
+	if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+		printf "\"active\":\"%s\"" "$_active"
+	else
+		printf "\\tactive : %s\\n" "$_active"
+	fi
+ 	if _is_verbose ; then
+		if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+			printf ",\"base\":\"%s\"," "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.base)"
+			printf "\"level\":\"%s\"," "$_lvl"
+		else
+			printf "\\tbase : %s\\n" "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.base)"
+			printf "\\tlevel : %s\\n" "$_lvl"
+		fi
 		if [ "$_lvl" -eq 2 ]; then
 			printf "\\tbase pot : %s\\n" "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.potbase)"
 		fi
-		printf "\\tdatasets:\\n"
-		_print_pot_fscomp "$_cdir/fscomp.conf"
-		printf "\\tsnapshot:\\n"
-		_print_pot_snaps "$_pname"
+		if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+			printf "\"datasets\":"
+			_print_pot_fscomp_json "$_cdir/fscomp.conf"
+			printf ",\"snapshot\":"
+			_print_pot_snaps_json "$_pname"
+		else
+			printf "\\tdatasets:\\n"
+			_print_pot_fscomp "$_cdir/fscomp.conf"
+			printf "\\tsnapshot:\\n"
+			_print_pot_snaps "$_pname"
+		fi
+ 	fi
+	if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+		printf "}"
+	else
+		echo
 	fi
-	echo
 }
 
 _ls_pots()
@@ -72,7 +107,7 @@ _ls_pots()
 		printf "["
 	fi
 	_i=0
-	set -- $_pots
+	set -- "$_pots"
 	for _p do	
 		if [ "$_q" = "quiet" ]; then
         	if [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
@@ -85,7 +120,7 @@ _ls_pots()
 		fi
 		_i=$(( _i + 1 ))
 		# if not the last item add ,
-		if [ "$_i" != "$#" -a "$_format" = "json" ]; then
+		if [ "$_i" != "$#" ] && [ "$_format" = "json" ]; then
 			printf ","
 		fi
 	done