diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index ad92ad8..cbf33d8 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -672,6 +672,11 @@
 
 	override int execute(Dub dub, string[] free_args, string[] app_args)
 	{
+		// disable all log output and use "writeln" to output the JSON description
+		auto ll = getLogLevel();
+		setLogLevel(LogLevel.none);
+		scope (exit) setLogLevel(ll);
+
 		string package_name;
 		enforceUsage(free_args.length <= 1, "Expected one or zero arguments.");
 		if (free_args.length >= 1) package_name = free_args[1];
diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index 0d734de..ecdc51a 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@
 		dst.platform = platform.platform.serializeToJson();
 
 		m_project.describe(dst, platform, config);
-		logInfo("%s", dst.toPrettyString());
+
+		import std.stdio;
+		write(dst.toPrettyString());
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
index ddb6274..1b26daa 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 	s_minLevel = level;
 }
 
+LogLevel getLogLevel()
+{
+	return s_minLevel;
+}
+
 /**
 	Logs a message.