diff --git a/g2core/json_parser.cpp b/g2core/json_parser.cpp
index a340c435..fbcd9bda 100644
--- a/g2core/json_parser.cpp
+++ b/g2core/json_parser.cpp
@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@ static stat_t _get_nv_pair(nvObj_t *nv, char **pstr, int8_t *depth)
  *    - Allow self-referential elements that would otherwise cause a recursive loop
  *    - Skip over empty objects (TYPE_EMPTY)
  *    - If a JSON object is empty represent it as {}
- *      --- OR ---
- *    - If a JSON object is empty omit the object altogether (no curlies)
  */
 
 uint16_t json_serialize(nvObj_t *nv, char *out_buf, uint16_t size)
@@ -437,6 +435,7 @@ uint16_t json_serialize(nvObj_t *nv, char *out_buf, uint16_t size)
                                     }
                 case (TYPE_PARENT): {   *str++ = '{';
                                         need_a_comma = false;
+                                        prev_depth++; // make sure empty objects are closed
                                         break;
                                     }
                 case (TYPE_FLOAT):  {   convert_outgoing_float(nv);
diff --git a/g2core/report.cpp b/g2core/report.cpp
index c4014f80..e401e35a 100644
--- a/g2core/report.cpp
+++ b/g2core/report.cpp
@@ -251,23 +251,23 @@ stat_t sr_set_status_report(nvObj_t *nv)
         }
         // Note: valuetype may have been coerced from boolean to something else, so just treat value_int as a bool
         if (nv->value_int) {
-            auto &cfgTmp = cfgArray[nv->value_int];
+            auto &cfgTmp = cfgArray[nv->index];
 
-            sr.status_report_list[i].index = nv->index;
-            sr.status_report_list[i].get = cfgTmp.get;
-            // sr.status_report_list[i].flags = cfgTmp.flags;
-            sr.status_report_list[i].precision = cfgTmp.precision;
-            strcpy(sr.status_report_list[i].group, cfgTmp.group);
-            strcpy(sr.status_report_list[i].token, cfgTmp.token);
+            status_report_list[i].index = nv->index;
+            status_report_list[i].get = cfgTmp.get;
+            // status_report_list[i].flags = cfgTmp.flags;
+            status_report_list[i].precision = cfgTmp.precision;
+            strcpy(status_report_list[i].group, cfgTmp.group);
+            strcpy(status_report_list[i].token, cfgTmp.token);
 
             // special processing for system groups and stripping tokens for groups
             if (cfgTmp.group[0] != NUL) {
                 if (cfgArray[nv->index].flags & F_NOSTRIP) {
-                    sr.status_report_list[i].group[0] = NUL;
-                    strcpy(sr.status_report_list[i].token, cfgTmp.token);
+                    status_report_list[i].group[0] = NUL;
+                    strcpy(status_report_list[i].token, cfgTmp.token);
                 } else {
-                    strcpy(sr.status_report_list[i].group, cfgTmp.group);
-                    strcpy(sr.status_report_list[i].token, &cfgTmp.token[strlen(cfgTmp.group)]); // strip group from the token
+                    strcpy(status_report_list[i].group, cfgTmp.group);
+                    strcpy(status_report_list[i].token, &cfgTmp.token[strlen(cfgTmp.group)]); // strip group from the token
                 }
             }
             nv->value_int = nv->index;                      // persist the index as the value