diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/DiagnosticsController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/DiagnosticsController.php
index 5de7fbcd3..294c3c6e1 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/DiagnosticsController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/DiagnosticsController.php
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ class DiagnosticsController extends ApiControllerBase
     {
         $ret['status'] = "failed";
         $backend = new Backend();
-        $result = trim($backend->configdRun('unbound stats'));
-        if ($result != "null") {
+        $result = json_decode($backend->configdRun('unbound stats'), true);
+        if ($result != null) {
             $ret['status'] = "ok";
-            $ret['data'] = json_decode($result);
+            $ret['data'] = $result;
         }
         return $ret;
     }