diff --git a/examples/echo_endpoint.rb b/examples/echo_endpoint.rb
index 05e02f8..9774389 100755
--- a/examples/echo_endpoint.rb
+++ b/examples/echo_endpoint.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def initialize(a_var = 1)
   end
 
   endpoint(:echo) { |msg| Success(msg.data) }
-  endpoint(:echo_fail) { |msg| Failure({ failure: '*boom*', data: msg.data }.to_json) }
+  endpoint(:echo_fail) { |msg| Failure({ failure: '*boom*', data: msg.data }) }
 end
 
 if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME