diff --git a/src/identities/CommandAuthenticate.ts b/src/identities/CommandAuthenticate.ts
index 83a5d4c8..5844a151 100644
--- a/src/identities/CommandAuthenticate.ts
+++ b/src/identities/CommandAuthenticate.ts
@@ -83,12 +83,16 @@ class CommandAuthenticate extends CommandPolykey {
               this.logger.info(
                 `Authenticated digital identity provider ${providerId}`,
               );
-              process.stdout.write(
-                binUtils.outputFormatter({
-                  type: options.format === 'json' ? 'json' : 'list',
-                  data: [message.response.identityId],
-                }),
-              );
+              let output: string | Uint8Array;
+              if (options.format === 'json') {
+                output = binUtils.outputFormatter({
+                  type: 'json',
+                  data: { identityId: message.response.identityId },
+                });
+              } else {
+                output = `${message.response.identityId}\n`;
+              }
+              process.stdout.write(output);
             } else {
               never();
             }
diff --git a/src/identities/CommandClaim.ts b/src/identities/CommandClaim.ts
index 0c70f0ca..5f2679fc 100644
--- a/src/identities/CommandClaim.ts
+++ b/src/identities/CommandClaim.ts
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ class CommandClaim extends CommandPolykey {
               }),
             auth,
           );
-          const output = [`Claim Id: ${claimMessage.claimId}`];
+          const data: { claimId: string; url?: string } = {
+            claimId: claimMessage.claimId,
+          };
           if (claimMessage.url) {
-            output.push(`Url: ${claimMessage.url}`);
+            data.url = claimMessage.url;
           }
           process.stdout.write(
             binUtils.outputFormatter({
-              type: options.format === 'json' ? 'json' : 'list',
-              data: output,
+              type: options.format === 'json' ? 'json' : 'dict',
+              data,
             }),
           );
         } finally {
diff --git a/src/identities/CommandInvite.ts b/src/identities/CommandInvite.ts
index 0f1d9272..ee00f56a 100644
--- a/src/identities/CommandInvite.ts
+++ b/src/identities/CommandInvite.ts
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@ class CommandClaim extends CommandPolykey {
             }),
           auth,
         );
-        process.stdout.write(
-          binUtils.outputFormatter({
-            type: options.format === 'json' ? 'json' : 'list',
-            data: [
-              `Successfully sent Gestalt Invite notification to Keynode with ID ${nodesUtils.encodeNodeId(
-                nodeId,
-              )}`,
-            ],
-          }),
-        );
+        const message = `Successfully sent Gestalt Invite notification to Keynode with ID ${nodesUtils.encodeNodeId(
+          nodeId,
+        )}`;
+        let output: string | Uint8Array;
+        if (options.format === 'json') {
+          output = binUtils.outputFormatter({
+            type: 'json',
+            data: { message },
+          });
+        } else {
+          output = `${message}\n`;
+        }
+        process.stdout.write(output);
       } finally {
         if (pkClient! != null) await pkClient.stop();
       }
diff --git a/tests/identities/claim.test.ts b/tests/identities/claim.test.ts
index 91ff4a22..99b59b5b 100644
--- a/tests/identities/claim.test.ts
+++ b/tests/identities/claim.test.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('claim', () => {
         },
       );
       expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-      expect(JSON.parse(stdout)).toEqual(['Claim Id: 0', 'Url: test.com']);
+      expect(JSON.parse(stdout)).toEqual({ claimId: '0', url: 'test.com' });
       // Check for claim on the provider
       const claim = await testProvider.getClaim(
         testToken.identityId,