diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e8047db..6d9ca2a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const std::string MAIN_WINDOW_NAME = "ALPR main window";
 
 const bool SAVE_LAST_VIDEO_STILL = false;
 const std::string LAST_VIDEO_STILL_LOCATION = "/tmp/laststill.jpg";
+std::string getJson(Alpr* alpr, std::vector<AlprResult> results);
 
 /** Function Headers */
 bool detectandshow(Alpr* alpr, cv::Mat frame, std::string region, bool writeJson);
@@ -273,9 +274,16 @@ bool detectandshow( Alpr* alpr, cv::Mat frame, std::string region, bool writeJso
 
   std::vector<AlprResult> results = alpr->recognize(buffer);
 
+  timespec endTime;
+  getTime(&endTime);
+  double totalProcessingTime = diffclock(startTime, endTime);
+  if (measureProcessingTime)
+    std::cout << "Total Time to process image: " << totalProcessingTime << "ms." << std::endl;
+  
+  
   if (writeJson)
   {
-    std::cout << alpr->toJson(results) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << alpr->toJson(results, totalProcessingTime) << std::endl;
   }
   else
   {
@@ -290,10 +298,8 @@ bool detectandshow( Alpr* alpr, cv::Mat frame, std::string region, bool writeJso
     }
   }
 
-  timespec endTime;
-  getTime(&endTime);
-  if (measureProcessingTime)
-    std::cout << "Total Time to process image: " << diffclock(startTime, endTime) << "ms." << std::endl;
+
 
   return results.size() > 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
index 72aec82..42a4aca 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ std::vector<AlprResult> Alpr::recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer)
   return impl->recognize(img);
 }
 
-string Alpr::toJson(const vector< AlprResult > results)
+string Alpr::toJson(const vector< AlprResult > results, double processing_time_ms)
 {
-  return impl->toJson(results);
+  return impl->toJson(results, processing_time_ms);
 }
 
 void Alpr::setDetectRegion(bool detectRegion)
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr.h b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
index 364a4c1..ef98290 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Alpr
     std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::string filepath);
     std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer);
 
-    std::string toJson(const std::vector<AlprResult> results);
+    std::string toJson(const std::vector<AlprResult> results, double processing_time_ms = -1);
 
     bool isLoaded();
     
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
index 21e4695..e67a9db 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
@@ -276,19 +276,28 @@ void plateAnalysisThread(void* arg)
     cout << "Thread: " << tthread::this_thread::get_id() << " Complete" << endl;
 }
 
-string AlprImpl::toJson(const vector< AlprResult > results)
+string AlprImpl::toJson(const vector< AlprResult > results, double processing_time_ms)
 {
-  cJSON *root = cJSON_CreateArray();	
+  cJSON *root, *jsonResults;
+  root = cJSON_CreateObject();
   
+  cJSON_AddNumberToObject(root,"epoch_time",		getEpochTime()  );
+  if (processing_time_ms >= 0)
+  {
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(root,"processing_time_ms",		processing_time_ms );
+  }
+  
+  cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "results", 		jsonResults=cJSON_CreateArray());
   for (int i = 0; i < results.size(); i++)
   {
     cJSON *resultObj = createJsonObj( &results[i] );
-    cJSON_AddItemToArray(root, resultObj);
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(jsonResults, resultObj);
   }
   
   // Print the JSON object to a string and return
   char *out;
   out=cJSON_PrintUnformatted(root);
+  
   cJSON_Delete(root);
   
   string response(out);
@@ -306,7 +315,6 @@ cJSON* AlprImpl::createJsonObj(const AlprResult* result)
   root=cJSON_CreateObject();	
   
   cJSON_AddStringToObject(root,"plate",		result->bestPlate.characters.c_str());
-  cJSON_AddNumberToObject(root,"epoch_time",		getEpochTime()  );
   cJSON_AddNumberToObject(root,"confidence",		result->bestPlate.overall_confidence);
   cJSON_AddNumberToObject(root,"matches_template",	result->bestPlate.matches_template);
   
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
index da805f1..9adefba 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class AlprImpl
     void setTopN(int topn);
     void setDefaultRegion(string region);
     
-    std::string toJson(const vector<AlprResult> results);
+    std::string toJson(const vector<AlprResult> results, double processing_time_ms = -1);
     static std::string getVersion();
     
     Config* config;