diff --git a/src/utils/ubus.c b/src/utils/ubus.c
index f10e047..bd2ada9 100644
--- a/src/utils/ubus.c
+++ b/src/utils/ubus.c
@@ -599,10 +599,11 @@ static void ubus_get_clients_cb(struct ubus_request *req, int type, struct blob_
     if (!msg)
         return;
 
-    parse_to_clients(msg, 1, req->peer);
-
     char *str = blobmsg_format_json(msg, true);
     send_string_enc(str);
+
+    parse_to_clients(msg, 1, req->peer);
+
     print_client_array();
     print_ap_array();
 }