diff --git a/backend/src/api/nft_manager.py b/backend/src/api/nft_manager.py
index d7f93bc..82c5073 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/nft_manager.py
+++ b/backend/src/api/nft_manager.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class NftManager:
         self.nft = Nftables()
         try:
             # Prefer JSON output where python-nftables may produce it, but we still treat stdout textually.
-            self.nft.set_json_output(True)
+            self.nft.set_json_output(False)
         except Exception:
             logger.debug("set_json_output not available or ignored")