diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
index 079bbcb0b8..115df80a96 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var libtoaster = (function (){
     jQElement.typeahead({
         source: function(query, process){
           xhrParams.search = query;
+          xhrParams.format = "json";
           $.getJSON(xhrUrl, this.options.xhrParams, function(data){
             if (data.error !== "ok") {
               console.log("Error getting data from server "+data.error);