diff --git a/workers/closest.py b/workers/closest.py
index 3c9e0a8..568a5df 100644
--- a/workers/closest.py
+++ b/workers/closest.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def worker(lat, lon, distance = 1000, json = False):
   outtext += ",\n" if (json and not outtext.strip()[-1] == "[") else ""
   station.distance = station.distance or int(cDistance(station.lat(), station.lon(), lat, lon))
   outtext += station.json(2, distance = True) if json else station.xml(1, distance = True)
+  outtext += "\n" if not json else ""
 
  outtext += """
  ]
diff --git a/workers/val.py b/workers/val.py
index 77c9ec6..3d890f6 100644
--- a/workers/val.py
+++ b/workers/val.py
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ def validateName(name):
   yield Station(name = name, sttype = sttype, extid = extid, xcoord = xcoord, ycoord = ycoord, prodclass = prodclass)
 
 def worker(name, json = False):
- outtext = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+ outtext = """{
+ "stations": [
+""" if json else """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <stations>
 """
 
  for station in validateName(name):
-  outtext += station.xml(1)
+  outtext += ",\n" if (json and not outtext.strip()[-1] == "[") else ""
+  outtext += station.json(2) if json else station.xml(1)
+  outtext += "\n" if not json else ""
 
- outtext += "</stations>"
+ outtext += """
+ ]
+}""" if json else "</stations>"
 
  return outtext