diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index e6b1a69b..d08fe9e1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,15 @@ void DoExit(ParsePtr p)
 
     if (PurgeMode) return;
 
+    if (JSONMode) {
+        if (JSONLinesEmitted) {
+            printf("}\n");
+        }
+        /* Close the reminder list */
+        printf("]\n");
+    }
+    fflush(stdout);
+    fflush(stderr);
     r = EvaluateExpr(p, &v);
     if (r || v.type != INT_TYPE) exit(99);
     exit(v.v.val);
diff --git a/src/trans.c b/src/trans.c
index a138d69f..3e2c1bcb 100644
--- a/src/trans.c
+++ b/src/trans.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ GenerateTranslationTemplate(void)
 {
     int i;
 
+    if (JSONMode) {
+        return;
+    }
     printf("# Translation table template\n\n");
 
     printf("TRANSLATE \"LANGID\" ");
@@ -233,6 +237,10 @@ DumpTranslationTable(FILE *fp, int json)
     XlateItem *item;
     int done = 0;
     char const *t;
+
+    if (fileno(fp) == STDOUT_FILENO && JSONMode) {
+        return;
+    }
     if (!json) {
         fprintf(fp, "# Translation table\n");
         /* Always to LANGID first */