diff --git a/src/turninator.py b/src/turninator.py
index b57fd12..e01e887 100644
--- a/src/turninator.py
+++ b/src/turninator.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def get_aif(self, format='xAIF'):
         with open(self.f_name) as file:
             data = file.read()
             x_aif = json.loads(data)
+            x_aif = json.dumps(x_aif)
             if format == "xAIF":
                 return x_aif
             else: