diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index e399a10ae..6b9075e6b 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ function oxidized_reload_nodes() {
     global $config;
 
     if ($config['oxidized']['enabled'] === TRUE && $config['oxidized']['reload_nodes'] === TRUE && isset($config['oxidized']['url'])) {
-        $oxidized_reload_url = $config['oxidized']['url'] . '/reload';
+        $oxidized_reload_url = $config['oxidized']['url'] . '/reload?format=json';
         $ch = curl_init($oxidized_reload_url);
 
         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 5);