diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 05d9bd4..804317a 100644
Binary files a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/wrapper/Wrapper.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/wrapper/Wrapper.java
index 64454d5..ba3547f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/wrapper/Wrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/wrapper/Wrapper.java
@@ -520,8 +520,10 @@ private File installDistribution()
         var is_snapshot = isSnapshot(version);
         var is_local = false;
         if (offline_) {
-            System.out.println("Offline mode: no artifacts will be checked nor downloaded");
-            System.out.flush();
+            if (launchMode_ != LaunchMode.Json) {
+                System.out.println("Offline mode: no artifacts will be checked nor downloaded");
+                System.out.flush();
+            }
         }
         else {
             if (is_snapshot) {