diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 369e4ddde..83326ca70 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
 
     // Return file hash
     if (isset($_GET['hash'])) {
-        die($lister->getFileHash($_GET['hash']));
+
+        // Get file hash array and JSON encode it
+        $hashes = $lister->getFileHash($_GET['hash']);
+        $data   = json_encode($hashes);
+
+        // Return the data
+        die($data);
+
     }
 
     // Initialize the directory array
diff --git a/resources/DirectoryLister.php b/resources/DirectoryLister.php
index 90759b3e9..3e327efe0 100644
--- a/resources/DirectoryLister.php
+++ b/resources/DirectoryLister.php
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ public function getSystemMessages() {
 
 
     /**
-     * Returns a JSON encoded array of file hash values
+     * Returns array of file hash values
      *
      * @param  string $path Path to file
-     * @return string JSON encoded array of file hashes
+     * @return string Array of file hashes
      * @access public
      */
     public function getFileHash($filePath) {
@@ -238,11 +238,8 @@ public function getFileHash($filePath) {
         $hashArray['sha1']   = hash_file('sha1', $filePath);
         $hashArray['sha256'] = hash_file('sha256', $filePath);
 
-        // JSON encode hash array
-        $data = json_encode($hashArray);
-
         // Return the data
-        return $data;
+        return $hashArray;
 
     }