diff --git a/app/db.go b/app/db.go
index 5dcab0a..f4a4473 100644
--- a/app/db.go
+++ b/app/db.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (db *DB) List(attr *DbAttr) (DbEntries, error) {
 			return nil
 		})
 
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read from DB: %w", err)
+		return err
 	})
 	return entries, err
 }
diff --git a/output/single.go b/output/single.go
index b182c6d..61cda29 100644
--- a/output/single.go
+++ b/output/single.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func Print(writer io.Writer, conf *cfg.Config, attr *app.DbAttr, entry *app.DbEn
 
 		fmt.Println(string(jsonentry))
 	case "wide":
-		ListTable(writer, conf, app.DbEntries{*entry})
+		return ListTable(writer, conf, app.DbEntries{*entry})
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/t/workflow.txtar b/t/workflow.txtar
index bfd0c16..de30e5f 100644
--- a/t/workflow.txtar
+++ b/t/workflow.txtar
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exec anydb -f test.db list
 stdout foo.*bar
 
 # wide list
-exec anydb -f test.db list -o wide
+exec anydb -f test.db list -m wide
 stdout 'plant.*now.*grey'
 
 # list tagged
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ stdout grey
 exec anydb -f test.db list -t flower
 ! stdout grey
 
+# check json output
+exec anydb -f test.db list -m json
+stdout '^\[\{'
+
+exec anydb -f test.db get color -m json
+stdout '^\{'
+
 # delete entry
 exec anydb -f test.db del foo