diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index ffbae08aa..cda2e9dcb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $result = Application_Model_StoredFile::copyFileToStor($upload_dir, $fileName, $tempFileName);
 
         if (!is_null($result)) {
-            $this->_helper->json->sendJson('{"jsonrpc" : "2.0", "error" : {"code": '.$result['code'].', "message" : "'.$result['message'].'"}}');
+            $this->_helper->json->sendJson(
+                array("jsonrpc" => "2.0", "error" => array("code" => $result['code'], "message" => $result['message']))
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -600,7 +602,7 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $response['key'] = $k;
             array_push($responses, $response);
         }
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson( json_encode($responses) );
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($responses);
     }
 
     public function listAllFilesAction()
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ListenerstatController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ListenerstatController.php
index f64ea8bfb..bb280378d 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ListenerstatController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ListenerstatController.php
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ class ListenerstatController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $endsDT = DateTime::createFromFormat("U", $ends_epoch, new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
         
         $data = Application_Model_ListenerStat::getDataPointsWithinRange($startsDT->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"), $endsDT->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"), $mountName);
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($data)); 
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($data); 
     }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
index 11d397bc3..e474b9177 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         if (!$p_isJson) {
             $this->createFullResponse(null);
         } else {
-            $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("error"=>$this->view->error, "result"=>1, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse(null, $p_isJson))));
+            $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("error"=>$this->view->error, "result"=>1, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse(null, $p_isJson)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         }
 
         $result["modified"] = $this->view->modified;
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($result));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($result);
     }
 
     public function smartBlockGenerateAction()
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $form->startForm($params['obj_id']);
             if ($form->isValid($params)) {
                 $result = $bl->generateSmartBlock($params['data']);
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($bl, true, true))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($bl, true, true)));
             } else {
                 $this->view->obj = $bl;
                 $this->view->id = $bl->getId();
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 $viewPath = 'playlist/smart-block.phtml';
                 $result['html'] = $this->view->render($viewPath);
                 $result['result'] = 1;
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($result));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson($result);
             }
         } catch (BlockNotFoundException $e) {
             $this->playlistNotFound('block', true);
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $result = $bl->shuffleSmartBlock();
     
             if ($result['result'] == 0) {
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($bl, true))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($bl, true)));
             } else {
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($result));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson($result);
             }
         } catch (BlockNotFoundException $e) {
             $this->playlistNotFound('block', true);
@@ -572,9 +572,9 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $result = $pl->shuffle();
             
             if ($result['result'] == 0) {
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($pl, true))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("result"=>0, "html"=>$this->createFullResponse($pl, true)));
             } else {
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($result));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson($result);
             }
         } catch (PlaylistNotFoundException $e) {
             $this->playlistNotFound('block', true);
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $out = $bl->getCriteria();
             $out['isStatic'] = false;
         }
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($out));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($out);
     }
 }
 class WrongTypeToBlockException extends Exception {}
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PluploadController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PluploadController.php
index 49b706644..9698b163a 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PluploadController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PluploadController.php
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class PluploadController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $result = Application_Model_StoredFile::copyFileToStor($upload_dir,
             $filename, $tempname);
         if (!is_null($result))
-           $this->_helper->json->sendJson('{"jsonrpc" : "2.0", "error" : '.json_encode($result).'}');
+           $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("jsonrpc" => "2.0", "error" => $result));
 
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson('{"jsonrpc" : "2.0"}');
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("jsonrpc" => "2.0"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
index 33a021aa4..d30a0d292 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
                 $this->view->statusMsg = "<div class='success'>". _("Preferences updated.")."</div>";
                 $this->view->form = $form;
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"true", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/index.phtml'))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"true", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/index.phtml')));
             } else {
                 $this->view->form = $form;
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/index.phtml'))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/index.phtml')));
             }
         }
         $this->view->form = $form;
@@ -323,19 +323,19 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 $this->view->form = $form;
                 $this->view->num_stream = $num_of_stream;
                 $this->view->statusMsg = "<div class='success'>"._("Stream Setting Updated.")."</div>";
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array(
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array(
                     "valid"=>"true",
                     "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/stream-setting.phtml'),
                     "s1_set_admin_pass"=>$s1_set_admin_pass,
                     "s2_set_admin_pass"=>$s2_set_admin_pass,
                     "s3_set_admin_pass"=>$s3_set_admin_pass,
-                )));
+                ));
             } else {
                 $live_stream_subform->updateVariables();
                 $this->view->enable_stream_conf = Application_Model_Preference::GetEnableStreamConf();
                 $this->view->form = $form;
                 $this->view->num_stream = $num_of_stream;
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/stream-setting.phtml'))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('preference/stream-setting.phtml')));
             }
         }
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         if (Application_Model_Preference::GetImportTimestamp()+10 > $now) {
             $res = true;
         }
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($res));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($res);
     }
 
     public function getLiquidsoapStatusAction()
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             }
             $out[] = array("id"=>$i, "status"=>$status);
         }
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($out));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($out);
     }
 
     public function setSourceConnectionUrlAction()
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
     public function getAdminPasswordStatusAction()
     {
+        Logging::info("11111111111");
         $out = array();
         for ($i=1; $i<=3; $i++) {
             if (Application_Model_StreamSetting::getAdminPass('s'.$i)=='') {
@@ -487,6 +488,6 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 $out["s".$i] = true;
             }
         }
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($out));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($out);
     }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
index 3ce212513..c4fd65205 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                             'title' => _('Download'));
 
         //returns format jjmenu is looking for.
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode($menu));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($menu);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -983,6 +983,6 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     {
         $schedId = $this->_getParam('schedId');
         $redrawLibTable = Application_Model_StoredFile::setIsScheduled($schedId, false);
-        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("redrawLibTable" => $redrawLibTable)));
+        $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("redrawLibTable" => $redrawLibTable));
     }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UserController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UserController.php
index 14728512a..319c57767 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UserController.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                         && $formData['user_id'] != 0) {
                     $this->view->form = $form;
                     $this->view->successMessage = "<div class='errors'>"._("Specific action is not allowed in demo version!")."</div>";
-                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml'))));
+                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml')));
                 } elseif ($form->validateLogin($formData)) {
                     $user = new Application_Model_User($formData['user_id']);
                     if (empty($formData['user_id'])) {
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ class UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                         $this->view->successMessage = "<div class='success'>"._("User updated successfully!")."</div>";
                     }
                     
-                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"true", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml'))));
+                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"true", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml')));
                 } else {
                     $this->view->form = $form;
-                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml'))));
+                    $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml')));
                 }
             } else {
                 $this->view->form = $form;
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml'))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("valid"=>"false", "html"=>$this->view->render('user/add-user.phtml')));
             }
         }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class UserController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     && $formData['cu_login'] == 'admin') {
                 $this->view->form = $form;
                 $this->view->successMessage = "<div class='errors'>"._("Specific action is not allowed in demo version!")."</div>";
-                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(json_encode(array("html"=>$this->view->render('user/edit-user.phtml'))));
+                $this->_helper->json->sendJson(array("html"=>$this->view->render('user/edit-user.phtml')));
             } else if ($form->isValid($formData) &&
                        $form->validateLogin($formData['cu_login'], $formData['cu_user_id'])) {
                 $user = new Application_Model_User($formData['cu_user_id']);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/plupload.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/plupload.js
index b429c5602..91fdc63ee 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/plupload.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/plupload.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		    var tempFileName = j.tempfilepath;
 		    $.get(baseUrl+'Plupload/copyfile/format/json/name/'+
 		          encodeURIComponent(file.name)+'/tempname/' +
-		          encodeURIComponent(tempFileName), function(json){
-		        var jr = jQuery.parseJSON(json);
+		          encodeURIComponent(tempFileName), function(jr){
 		        if(jr.error !== undefined) {
 		            var row = $("<tr/>")
 		                .append('<td>' + file.name +'</td>')
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
index 6c49443ff..4f61517e5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
@@ -450,9 +450,8 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
 		            if ($(this).hasClass('close')) {
                         var sUrl = baseUrl+"playlist/get-block-info";
                         mod.disableUI();
-                        $.post(sUrl, {format:"json", id:blockId}, function(json){
+                        $.post(sUrl, {format:"json", id:blockId}, function(data){
                             $html = "";
-                            var data = $.parseJSON(json);
                             var isStatic = data.isStatic;
                             delete data.type;
                             if (isStatic) {
@@ -643,8 +642,7 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
 	        obj_id = $('input[id="obj_id"]').val();
 	        url = baseUrl+"Playlist/shuffle";
     	    enableLoadingIcon();
-    	    $.post(url, {format: "json", obj_id: obj_id}, function(data){
-    	        var json = $.parseJSON(data)
+    	    $.post(url, {format: "json", obj_id: obj_id}, function(json){
 
     	        if (json.error !== undefined) {
     	            alert(json.error);
@@ -727,8 +725,7 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
             enableLoadingIcon();
             $.post(save_action,
                     {format: "json", data: criteria, name: block_name, description: block_desc, obj_id: obj_id, type: obj_type, modified: lastMod},
-                    function(data){
-                        var json = $.parseJSON(data);
+                    function(json){
                         if (json.error !== undefined) {
                             alert(json.error);
                         }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/listenerstat/listenerstat.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/listenerstat/listenerstat.js
index 926368966..bebfd1471 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/listenerstat/listenerstat.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/listenerstat/listenerstat.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 function getDataAndPlot(startTimestamp, endTimestamp){
     // get data
     $.get(baseUrl+'Listenerstat/get-data', {startTimestamp: startTimestamp, endTimestamp: endTimestamp}, function(data){
-        data = JSON.parse(data);
         out = new Object();
         $.each(data, function(mpName, v){
             plotData = new Object();
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playlist/smart_blockbuilder.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playlist/smart_blockbuilder.js
index a06ee081e..022e93148 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playlist/smart_blockbuilder.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playlist/smart_blockbuilder.js
@@ -480,9 +480,8 @@ function getCriteriaOptionType(e) {
     return criteriaTypes[criteria];
 }
 
-function callback(data, type) {
-    var json = $.parseJSON(data),
-        dt = $('table[id="library_display"]').dataTable();
+function callback(json, type) {
+    var dt = $('table[id="library_display"]').dataTable();
 
     if (type == 'shuffle' || type == 'generate') {
         if (json.error !== undefined) {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/preferences.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/preferences.js
index eec5e1c7e..50466f462 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/preferences.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/preferences.js
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         var data = $('#pref_form').serialize();
         var url = baseUrl+'Preference/index';
         
-        $.post(url, {format: "json", data: data}, function(data){
-            var json = $.parseJSON(data);
+        $.post(url, {format: "json", data: data}, function(json){
             $('#content').empty().append(json.html);
             $.cookie("default_airtime_locale", $('#locale').val(), {path: '/'});
             setTimeout(removeSuccessMsg, 5000);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/streamsetting.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/streamsetting.js
index 6e76b693c..0fdd82f2c 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/streamsetting.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/preferences/streamsetting.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ function showForIcecast(ele){
 function checkLiquidsoapStatus(){
     var url = baseUrl+'Preference/get-liquidsoap-status/format/json';
     var id = $(this).attr("id");
-    $.post(url, function(json){
-        var json_obj = jQuery.parseJSON(json);
+    $.post(url, function(json_obj){
         for(var i=0;i<json_obj.length;i++){
             var obj = json_obj[i];
             var id;
@@ -441,8 +440,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             var data = $('#stream_form').serialize();
             var url = baseUrl+'Preference/stream-setting';
 
-            $.post(url, {format:"json", data: data}, function(data){
-                var json = $.parseJSON(data);
+            $.post(url, {format:"json", data: data}, function(json){
                 $('#content').empty().append(json.html);
                 setupEventListeners();
                 setSliderForReplayGain();
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
index 489e4240e..d4b70abc2 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
         // once a track plays out we need to check if we can update
         // the is_scheduled flag in cc_files
         $.post(baseUrl+"schedule/update-future-is-scheduled", 
-                {"format": "json", "schedId": schedId}, function(json) {
-                    var data = $.parseJSON(json);
+                {"format": "json", "schedId": schedId}, function(data) {
                     if (data.redrawLibTable !== undefined && data.redrawLibTable) {
                         $("#library_content").find("#library_display").dataTable().fnStandingRedraw();
                     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/user/user.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/user/user.js
index fd129be79..71f9eed6e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/user/user.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/user/user.js
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         var data = $('#user_form').serialize();
         var url = baseUrl+'User/add-user';
         
-        $.post(url, {format: "json", data: data}, function(data){
-            var json = $.parseJSON(data);
+        $.post(url, {format: "json", data: data}, function(json){
             if (json.valid === "true") {
                 $('#content').empty().append(json.html);
                 populateUserTable();