diff --git a/core/analyzer.go b/core/analyzer.go
index fc983b7..1cf3730 100644
--- a/core/analyzer.go
+++ b/core/analyzer.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ type Rule interface {
 type RuleSet map[reflect.Type][]Rule
 
 type Metrics struct {
-	NumFiles int
-	NumLines int
-	NumNosec int
-	NumFound int
+	NumFiles int `json:"files"`
+	NumLines int `json:"lines"`
+	NumNosec int `json:"nosec"`
+	NumFound int `json:"found"`
 }
 
 type Analyzer struct {
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ type Analyzer struct {
 	ruleset     RuleSet
 	context     Context
 	logger      *log.Logger
-	Issues      []Issue
-	Stats       Metrics
+	Issues      []Issue `json:"issues"`
+	Stats       Metrics `json:"metrics"`
 }
 
 func NewAnalyzer(annotations bool, logger *log.Logger) Analyzer {
diff --git a/core/issue.go b/core/issue.go
index ad8ec30..261e840 100644
--- a/core/issue.go
+++ b/core/issue.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
 	"os"
@@ -28,12 +29,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Issue struct {
-	Severity   Score
-	Confidence Score
-	What       string
-	File       string
-	Code       string
-	Line       int
+	Severity   Score  `json:"severity"`
+	Confidence Score  `json:"confidence"`
+	What       string `json:"details"`
+	File       string `json:"file"`
+	Code       string `json:"code"`
+	Line       int    `json:"line"`
 }
 
 type MetaData struct {
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ type MetaData struct {
 	What       string
 }
 
+func (c Score) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(c.String())
+}
+
 func (c Score) String() string {
 	switch c {
 	case High:
diff --git a/output/formatter.go b/output/formatter.go
index 8211f5e..2bbda13 100644
--- a/output/formatter.go
+++ b/output/formatter.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 package output
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"html/template"
 	"io"
-	"text/template"
 
 	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 )
@@ -44,25 +45,6 @@ Summary:
 
 `
 
-var json = `{
-        "metrics": {
-            "files": {{.Stats.NumFiles}},
-            "lines": {{.Stats.NumLines}},
-            "nosec": {{.Stats.NumNosec}},
-            "issues": {{.Stats.NumFound}}
-        },
-        "issues": [
-        {{ range $index, $issue := .Issues }}{{ if $index }}, {{ end }}{
-          "file": "{{ $issue.File }}",
-          "line": "{{ $issue.Line }}",
-          "details": "{{ $issue.What }}",
-          "confidence": "{{ $issue.Confidence }}",
-          "severity": "{{ $issue.Severity }}",
-          "code": "{{ js $issue.Code }}"
-        }{{ end }}
-        ]
-}`
-
 var csv = `{{ range $index, $issue := .Issues -}}
 {{- $issue.File -}},
 {{- $issue.Line -}},
@@ -73,20 +55,35 @@ var csv = `{{ range $index, $issue := .Issues -}}
 {{ end }}`
 
 func CreateReport(w io.Writer, format string, data *gas.Analyzer) error {
-	reportType := text
-
+	var err error
 	switch format {
-	case "csv":
-		reportType = csv
 	case "json":
-		reportType = json
+		err = reportJSON(w, data)
+	case "csv":
+		err = reportFromTemplate(w, csv, data)
 	case "text":
-		reportType = text
+		err = reportFromTemplate(w, text, data)
 	default:
-		reportType = text
+		err = reportFromTemplate(w, text, data)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func reportJSON(w io.Writer, data *gas.Analyzer) error {
+	raw, err := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	t, e := template.New("gas").Parse(reportType)
+	_, err = w.Write(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func reportFromTemplate(w io.Writer, reportTemplate string, data *gas.Analyzer) error {
+	t, e := template.New("gas").Parse(reportTemplate)
 	if e != nil {
 		return e
 	}