diff --git a/cmd/commands/ibc.go b/cmd/commands/ibc.go
index 4297bba42..01996d607 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/ibc.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/ibc.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 
@@ -133,7 +134,12 @@ func ibcRegisterTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(wire.JSONBytes(ibcTx)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(ibcTx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(out))
 
 	data := []byte(wire.BinaryBytes(struct {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
@@ -172,7 +178,11 @@ func ibcUpdateTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Commit: *commit,
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(wire.JSONBytes(ibcTx)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(ibcTx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(out))
 
 	data := []byte(wire.BinaryBytes(struct {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
@@ -211,7 +221,11 @@ func ibcPacketCreateTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(wire.JSONBytes(ibcTx)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(ibcTx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(out))
 
 	data := []byte(wire.BinaryBytes(struct {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
@@ -253,7 +267,11 @@ func ibcPacketPostTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Proof:           proof,
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(wire.JSONBytes(ibcTx)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(ibcTx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("IBCTx:", string(out))
 
 	data := []byte(wire.BinaryBytes(struct {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
diff --git a/cmd/commands/query.go b/cmd/commands/query.go
index 330ba1514..05bd4f93c 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/query.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/query.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -99,11 +100,16 @@ func queryCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	proof := resp.Proof
 	height := resp.Height
 
-	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(struct {
+	out, err := json.Marshal(struct {
 		Value  []byte `json:"value"`
 		Proof  []byte `json:"proof"`
 		Height uint64 `json:"height"`
-	}{val, proof, height})))
+	}{val, proof, height})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +132,11 @@ func accountCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(acc)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(acc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +157,7 @@ func blockCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(struct {
+	out, err := json.Marshal(struct {
 		Hex  BlockHex  `json:"hex"`
 		JSON BlockJSON `json:"json"`
 	}{
@@ -159,7 +169,12 @@ func blockCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			Header: header,
 			Commit: commit,
 		},
-	})))
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/commands/tx.go b/cmd/commands/tx.go
index d13411bf0..81e304c9a 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/tx.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/tx.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -141,8 +142,13 @@ func sendTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	signBytes := tx.SignBytes(chainIDFlag)
 	tx.Inputs[0].Signature = privKey.Sign(signBytes)
 
+	out, err := json.Marshal(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("Signed SendTx:")
-	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(tx)))
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
 
 	// broadcast the transaction to tendermint
 	data, log, err := broadcastTx(tx)
@@ -197,8 +203,13 @@ func AppTx(name string, data []byte) error {
 
 	tx.Input.Signature = privKey.Sign(tx.SignBytes(chainIDFlag))
 
+	out, err := json.Marshal(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("Signed AppTx:")
-	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(tx)))
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
 
 	data, log, err := broadcastTx(tx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/counter/cmd.go b/cmd/counter/cmd.go
index 451f42a48..e83430498 100644
--- a/cmd/counter/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/counter/cmd.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -45,7 +46,11 @@ func counterTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Fee:   countFee,
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("CounterTx:", string(wire.JSONBytes(counterTx)))
+	out, err := json.Marshal(counterTx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("CounterTx:", string(out))
 
 	data := wire.BinaryBytes(counterTx)
 	name := "counter"