diff --git a/contrib/cron-based_noadmin/cron_gather_smart.sh b/contrib/cron-based_noadmin/cron_gather_smart.sh
index 78ad03f..a00a232 100755
--- a/contrib/cron-based_noadmin/cron_gather_smart.sh
+++ b/contrib/cron-based_noadmin/cron_gather_smart.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # License: BSD Zero Clause License file
 # Copyright:
-#   (C) 2008 - 2022 Alex Butcher <alex dot butcher 'at' assursys.co.uk>
-#   (C) 2008 - 2022 Alexander Shaduri <ashaduri@gmail.com>
+#   (C) 2008 - 2024 Alex Butcher <alex dot butcher 'at' assursys.co.uk>
+#   (C) 2008 - 2024 Alexander Shaduri <ashaduri@gmail.com>
 ###############################################################################
 
 device="$1";
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ dev_base=$(basename "$device")
 out_file=/var/run/smart-"$dev_base"
 
 # Change the path to smartctl if necessary.
-smartctl -x "$device" > "$out_file" 2>&1
+smartctl -x --json=o "$device" > "$out_file" 2>&1
 
 chmod 644 "$out_file"