diff --git a/src/ts/background.js b/src/ts/background.js
index 420b21c..d38b6e7 100644
--- a/src/ts/background.js
+++ b/src/ts/background.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import jq from 'jq-web/jq.wasm.js';
 
 function getJq(jsonInput, filter = '.') {
-  return jq.raw(jsonInput, filter);
+  return jq(JSON.parse(jsonInput), filter);
 }
 
 // Build the connection to the frontend
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ chrome.runtime.onConnect.addListener(port => {
     // Listen to messages from frontend
     port.onMessage.addListener(msg => {
       // Filter the JSON with JQ
-      const jqResult = getJq(msg.json, msg.filter);
+      const jqResult = JSON.stringify(getJq(msg.json, msg.filter));
       // Send the result from JQ to the frontend
       port.postMessage({ jqResult: jqResult });
     });
   }
-});
+});
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diff --git a/src/ts/ui.ts b/src/ts/ui.ts
index b3f5928..a0716e8 100644
--- a/src/ts/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ts/ui.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function renderCss() {
 }
 
 export function updateOutput(output) {
+  output = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(output), null, 2);
   const editor = ace.edit('json-editor-output');
   editor.setValue(output);
   editor.clearSelection();