diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c16b0d979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "tests.hpp"
+#include "../../shared.hpp"
+#include "../../hyprctlCompat.hpp"
+#include <print>
+#include <thread>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <hyprutils/os/Process.hpp>
+#include <hyprutils/memory/WeakPtr.hpp>
+#include <csignal>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include "../shared.hpp"
+
+static int ret = 0;
+
+using namespace Hyprutils::OS;
+using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
+
+#define UP CUniquePointer
+#define SP CSharedPointer
+
+static bool test() {
+    NLog::log("{}Testing hyprctl", Colors::GREEN);
+
+    {
+        NLog::log("{}Testing hyprctl descriptions for any json errors", Colors::GREEN);
+        CProcess jqProc("bash", {"-c", "hyprctl descriptions | jq"});
+        jqProc.addEnv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE", HIS);
+        jqProc.runSync();
+        EXPECT(jqProc.exitCode(), 0);
+    }
+
+    return !ret;
+}
+
+REGISTER_TEST_FN(test);
diff --git a/nix/tests/default.nix b/nix/tests/default.nix
index 4d71aec46..5c5f8157a 100644
--- a/nix/tests/default.nix
+++ b/nix/tests/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in {
         flake.hyprtester
 
         # Programs needed for tests
+        jq
         kitty
         xorg.xeyes
       ];
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 337682dce..48c1d1036 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -3210,8 +3210,8 @@ std::string SConfigOptionDescription::jsonify() const {
         "explicit": {})#",
                                            val.value, val.min, val.max, currentValue, EXPLICIT);
                     } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, SColorData>) {
-                        return std::format(R"#(     "value": {},
-        "current": {},
+                        return std::format(R"#(     "value": "{}",
+        "current": "{}",
         "explicit": {})#",
                                            val.color.getAsHex(), currentValue, EXPLICIT);
                     } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, SBoolData>) {
@@ -3220,7 +3220,7 @@ std::string SConfigOptionDescription::jsonify() const {
         "explicit": {})#",
                                            val.value, currentValue, EXPLICIT);
                     } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, SChoiceData>) {
-                        return std::format(R"#(     "value": {},
+                        return std::format(R"#(     "value": "{}",
         "firstIndex": {},
         "current": {},
         "explicit": {})#",
@@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ std::string SConfigOptionDescription::jsonify() const {
         {}
     }}
 }})#",
-                                   value, description, (uint16_t)type, (uint32_t)flags, parseData());
+                                   value, escapeJSONStrings(description), (uint16_t)type, (uint32_t)flags, parseData());
 
     return json;
 }
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index cec410873..3b83d3230 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static std::string getIsLocked(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request)
 }
 
 static std::string getDescriptions(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
-    std::string json  = "{";
+    std::string json  = "[";
     const auto& DESCS = g_pConfigManager->getAllDescriptions();
 
     for (const auto& d : DESCS) {
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ static std::string getDescriptions(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string requ
     json.pop_back();
     json.pop_back();
 
-    json += "}\n";
+    json += "]\n";
     return json;
 }