diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchPlayGround.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchPlayGround.php
index 2bc94948..2b76ce20 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchPlayGround.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchPlayGround.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class WrenchPlayGround extends BaseController
             $out =  $local_out;
         }
 
-        $out = json_encode( $this->apiData() );
+        $out = $this->apiData();
 
         $this->doCacheStep($in, $out);
         return json_encode( ( new \App\Models\ResultFormatter() )->processOutJson($in, $out));