diff --git a/cmd/carapace/cmd/action/completer.go b/cmd/carapace/cmd/action/completer.go
index 8cd0b759f7..5e1cdad4b6 100644
--- a/cmd/carapace/cmd/action/completer.go
+++ b/cmd/carapace/cmd/action/completer.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func ActionCompleters() carapace.Action {
 	return carapace.ActionCallback(func(c carapace.Context) carapace.Action {
-		return carapace.ActionExecCommand("carapace", "--list")(func(output []byte) carapace.Action {
+		return carapace.ActionExecCommand("carapace", "--list", "--format", "json")(func(output []byte) carapace.Action {
 			var completers []struct {
 				Name        string
 				Description string
diff --git a/cmd/carapace/cmd/list.go b/cmd/carapace/cmd/list.go
index 838753e950..c79eadca47 100644
--- a/cmd/carapace/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/carapace/cmd/list.go
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "--list",
 	Short: "",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		// case "json":
-		printCompletersJson()
-		// default:
-		// printCompleters()
-		// }
+		switch cmd.Flag("format").Value.String() {
+		case "json":
+			printCompletersJson()
+		default:
+			printCompleters()
+		}
 	},
 }