1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/chef/lib/chef/shef/ext.rb b/chef/lib/chef/shef/ext.rb
index a601e86786..6c5116f4a5 100644
--- a/chef/lib/chef/shef/ext.rb
+++ b/chef/lib/chef/shef/ext.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require 'chef/version'
 require 'chef/shef/shef_session'
 require 'chef/shef/model_wrapper'
 require 'chef/shef/shef_rest'
+require 'chef/json'
 
 module Shef
   module Extensions
@@ -327,13 +328,13 @@ E
 
         edited_data = Tempfile.open([filename, ".js"]) do |tempfile|
           tempfile.sync = true
-          tempfile.puts object.to_json
+          tempfile.puts Chef::JSON.to_json(object)
           system("#{Shef.editor.to_s} #{tempfile.path}")
           tempfile.rewind
           tempfile.read
         end
 
-        JSON.parse(edited_data)
+        Chef::JSON.from_json(edited_data)
       end
 
       desc "Find and edit API clients"