diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
index eb6e4362c6..1ca641cd71 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ define command{
 # 'host-notify-by-fedmsg' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	host-notify-by-fedmsg
-    command_line    /usr/bin/echo {"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$HOSTSTATE$",  "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": $SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"} | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic host.state.change
+    command_line    /usr/bin/echo '{"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$HOSTSTATE$", "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": "$SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"}' | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic host.state.change --json-input
 	}
 
 # 'notify-by-fedmsg' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	notify-by-fedmsg
-    command_line    /usr/bin/echo {"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$SERVICESTATE$",  "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": $SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"} | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic service.state.change
+    command_line    /usr/bin/echo '{"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$SERVICESTATE$", "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": "$SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"}' | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic service.state.change --json-input
 	}
 
 # 'notify-by-xmpp' command definition