diff --git a/sysutils/smart/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Smart/Api/ServiceController.php b/sysutils/smart/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Smart/Api/ServiceController.php
index 324a6e111..874ba272f 100644
--- a/sysutils/smart/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Smart/Api/ServiceController.php
+++ b/sysutils/smart/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Smart/Api/ServiceController.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiControllerBase
         if ($this->request->isPost()) {
             $device = $this->request->getPost('device');
             $type   = $this->request->getPost('type');
-            $json   = $this->request->getPost('json');
+            $mode   = empty($this->request->getPost('json')) ? "info" : "info_json";
 
             if (!in_array($device, $this->getDevices())) {
                 return array("message" => "Invalid device name");
@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiControllerBase
 
             $backend = new Backend();
 
-            $params = array("info", $type, "/dev/" . $device);
-            if ($json != NULL) {
-                $params[0] = "info_json";
-            }
+            $params = array($mode, $type, "/dev/" . $device);
 
             $output = $backend->configdpRun("smart", $params);
-            if ($json != NULL) {
+            if ($mode == 'info_json') {
                 $output = json_decode($output, true);
             }