diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1853784..3010236 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ function start(opts) {
     if (token) {
       this.push(token);
       this.push(' ');
-      this.push(JSON.stringify(obj));
+      if (opts.json){
+        this.push(JSON.stringify(obj));
+      } else {
+        this.push(obj.line)
+      }
       this.push('\n');
     }