diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index 62e326c..80200d2 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -643,9 +643,7 @@ int _object_add(const char *id, const xs_dict *obj, int ow)
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
         flock(fileno(f), LOCK_EX);
 
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(obj, 4);
-
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(obj, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
 
         /* does this object has a parent? */
@@ -1190,9 +1188,7 @@ int following_add(snac *snac, const char *actor, const xs_dict *msg)
     FILE *f;
 
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
-
-        fwrite(j, 1, strlen(j), f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(msg, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
 
         /* get the filename of the actor object */
@@ -1893,9 +1889,7 @@ void notify_add(snac *snac, const char *type, const char *utype,
         noti = xs_dict_append(noti, "objid", objid);
 
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(noti, 4);
-
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(noti, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
 }
@@ -1970,9 +1964,7 @@ static xs_dict *_enqueue_put(const char *fn, xs_dict *msg)
     FILE *f;
 
     if ((f = fopen(tfn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
-
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(msg, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
 
         rename(tfn, fn);
@@ -2569,8 +2561,7 @@ void srv_archive_error(const char *prefix, const xs_str *err,
         if (req) {
             fprintf(f, "Request headers:\n");
 
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-            fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(req, 4, f);
 
             fprintf(f, "\n");
         }
@@ -2579,8 +2570,7 @@ void srv_archive_error(const char *prefix, const xs_str *err,
             fprintf(f, "Data:\n");
 
             if (xs_type(data) == XSTYPE_LIST || xs_type(data) == XSTYPE_DICT) {
-                xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(data, 4);
-                fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+                xs_json_dump_pp(data, 4, f);
             }
             else
                 fprintf(f, "%s", data);
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index e96eb41..5313394 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -1985,10 +1985,7 @@ int html_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     p_vars = xs_dict_get(req, "p_vars");
 
 #if 0
-    {
-        xs *j1 = xs_json_dumps_pp(p_vars, 4);
-        printf("%s\n", j1);
-    }
+    xs_json_dump_pp(p_vars, 4, stdout);
 #endif
 
     if (p_path && strcmp(p_path, "admin/note") == 0) { /** **/
@@ -2310,8 +2307,7 @@ int html_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
         rename(fn, bfn);
 
         if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(snac.config, 4);
-            fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(snac.config, 4, f);
             fclose(f);
         }
         else
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b83a66e..62f5041 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         xs *list = index_list_desc(idx, 0, 256);
         xs *tl   = timeline_top_level(&snac, list);
 
-        xs *j    = xs_json_dumps_pp(tl, 4);
-        printf("%s\n", j);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(tl, 4, stdout);
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -230,8 +229,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             enqueue_message(&snac, msg);
 
             if (dbglevel) {
-                xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
-                printf("%s\n", j);
+                xs_json_dump_pp(msg, 4, stdout);
             }
         }
 
@@ -249,8 +247,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             enqueue_output_by_actor(&snac, msg, actor, 0);
 
             if (dbglevel) {
-                xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
-                printf("%s\n", j);
+                xs_json_dump_pp(msg, 4, stdout);
             }
         }
 
@@ -284,8 +281,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             enqueue_output_by_actor(&snac, msg, url, 0);
 
             if (dbglevel) {
-                xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
-                printf("%s\n", j);
+                xs_json_dump_pp(msg, 4, stdout);
             }
         }
         else {
@@ -324,8 +320,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         xs *c_msg = msg_create(&snac, msg);
 
         if (dbglevel) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(c_msg, 4);
-            printf("%s\n", j);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(c_msg, 4, stdout);
         }
 
         enqueue_message(&snac, c_msg);
@@ -345,8 +340,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         printf("status: %d\n", status);
 
         if (data != NULL) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(data, 4);
-            printf("%s\n", j);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(data, 4, stdout);
         }
 
         return 0;
@@ -361,8 +355,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         printf("status: %d\n", status);
 
         if (valid_status(status)) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(data, 4);
-            printf("%s\n", j);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(data, 4, stdout);
         }
 
         return 0;
@@ -405,8 +398,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         c_msg = msg_create(&snac, msg);
 
         if (dbglevel) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(c_msg, 4);
-            printf("%s\n", j);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(c_msg, 4, stdout);
         }
 
         enqueue_message(&snac, c_msg);
diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index d851574..8256dcf 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ int app_add(const char *id, const xs_dict *app)
     fn = xs_str_cat(fn, ".json");
 
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(app, 4);
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(app, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
     else
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ int token_add(const char *id, const xs_dict *token)
     fn = xs_str_cat(fn, ".json");
 
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(token, 4);
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(token, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
     else
@@ -170,11 +168,6 @@ int oauth_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     if (!xs_startswith(q_path, "/oauth/"))
         return 0;
 
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-        printf("oauth get:\n%s\n", j);
-    }*/
-
     int status   = 404;
     xs_dict *msg = xs_dict_get(req, "q_vars");
     xs *cmd      = xs_replace_n(q_path, "/oauth", "", 1);
@@ -236,11 +229,6 @@ int oauth_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     if (!xs_startswith(q_path, "/oauth/"))
         return 0;
 
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-        printf("oauth post:\n%s\n", j);
-    }*/
-
     int status   = 404;
 
     char *i_ctype = xs_dict_get(req, "content-type");
@@ -946,10 +934,6 @@ int mastoapi_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
         return 0;
 
     srv_debug(1, xs_fmt("mastoapi_get_handler %s", q_path));
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-        printf("mastoapi get:\n%s\n", j);
-    }*/
 
     int status    = 404;
     xs_dict *args = xs_dict_get(req, "q_vars");
@@ -1707,10 +1691,6 @@ int mastoapi_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
         return 0;
 
     srv_debug(1, xs_fmt("mastoapi_post_handler %s", q_path));
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-        printf("mastoapi post:\n%s\n", j);
-    }*/
 
     int status    = 404;
     xs *args      = NULL;
@@ -1724,11 +1704,6 @@ int mastoapi_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     if (args == NULL)
         return 400;
 
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(args, 4);
-        printf("%s\n", j);
-    }*/
-
     xs *cmd = xs_replace_n(q_path, "/api", "", 1);
 
     snac snac = {0};
@@ -1785,10 +1760,6 @@ int mastoapi_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     if (strcmp(cmd, "/v1/statuses") == 0) { /** **/
         if (logged_in) {
             /* post a new Note */
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(args, 4);
-        printf("%s\n", j);
-    }*/
             const char *content    = xs_dict_get(args, "status");
             const char *mid        = xs_dict_get(args, "in_reply_to_id");
             const char *visibility = xs_dict_get(args, "visibility");
@@ -2009,10 +1980,6 @@ int mastoapi_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     else
     if (strcmp(cmd, "/v1/media") == 0 || strcmp(cmd, "/v2/media") == 0) { /** **/
         if (logged_in) {
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(args, 4);
-        printf("%s\n", j);
-    }*/
             const xs_list *file = xs_dict_get(args, "file");
             const char *desc    = xs_dict_get(args, "description");
 
@@ -2222,10 +2189,6 @@ int mastoapi_put_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
         return 0;
 
     srv_debug(1, xs_fmt("mastoapi_post_handler %s", q_path));
-/*    {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-        printf("mastoapi put:\n%s\n", j);
-    }*/
 
     int status    = 404;
     xs *args      = NULL;
diff --git a/upgrade.c b/upgrade.c
index db0f121..8ff06c6 100644
--- a/upgrade.c
+++ b/upgrade.c
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ int snac_upgrade(xs_str **error)
         FILE *f;
 
         if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(srv_config, 4);
-            fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+            xs_json_dump_pp(srv_config, 4, f);
             fclose(f);
 
             srv_log(xs_fmt("disk layout upgraded %s after %d changes", fn, changed));
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 1c9a5aa..086fdf2 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ int snac_init(const char *basedir)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(srv_config, 4);
-    fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+    xs_json_dump_pp(srv_config, 4, f);
     fclose(f);
 
     printf("Done.\n");
@@ -276,8 +275,7 @@ int adduser(const char *uid)
         return 1;
     }
     else {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(config, 4);
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(config, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
 
@@ -292,8 +290,7 @@ int adduser(const char *uid)
         return 1;
     }
     else {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(key, 4);
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(key, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
 
@@ -319,8 +316,7 @@ int resetpwd(snac *snac)
     snac->config = xs_dict_set(snac->config, "passwd", hashed_pwd);
 
     if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-        xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(snac->config, 4);
-        fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
+        xs_json_dump_pp(snac->config, 4, f);
         fclose(f);
 
         printf("New password for user %s is %s\n", snac->uid, clear_pwd);