diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 8357ae04..06121d62 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -245,20 +245,42 @@ static json_object *ipc_json_create_node(int id, const char* type, char *name,
 static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
 		json_object *object) {
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
-	json_object_object_add(object, "active", json_object_new_boolean(true));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "dpms",
-			json_object_new_boolean(wlr_output->enabled));
+
 	json_object_object_add(object, "primary", json_object_new_boolean(false));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "layout", json_object_new_string("output"));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "orientation",
-			json_object_new_string(
-				ipc_json_orientation_description(L_NONE)));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "make",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->make));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "model",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->model));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "serial",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->serial));
+
+	json_object *modes_array = json_object_new_array();
+	struct wlr_output_mode *mode;
+	wl_list_for_each(mode, &wlr_output->modes, link) {
+		json_object *mode_object = json_object_new_object();
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "width",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->width));
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "height",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->height));
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "refresh",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->refresh));
+		json_object_array_add(modes_array, mode_object);
+	}
+	json_object_object_add(object, "modes", modes_array);
+}
+
+static void ipc_json_describe_enabled_output(struct sway_output *output,
+		json_object *object) {
+	ipc_json_describe_output(output, object);
+
+	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+	json_object_object_add(object, "active", json_object_new_boolean(true));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "dpms",
+			json_object_new_boolean(wlr_output->enabled));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "layout", json_object_new_string("output"));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "orientation",
+			json_object_new_string(
+				ipc_json_orientation_description(L_NONE)));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "scale",
 			json_object_new_double(wlr_output->scale));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "scale_filter",
@@ -325,33 +347,13 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_disabled_output(struct sway_output *output) {
 
 	json_object *object = json_object_new_object();
 
+	ipc_json_describe_output(output, object);
+
 	json_object_object_add(object, "type", json_object_new_string("output"));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "name",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->name));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "active", json_object_new_boolean(false));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "dpms", json_object_new_boolean(false));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "primary", json_object_new_boolean(false));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "make",
-			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->make));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "model",
-			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->model));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "serial",
-			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->serial));
-
-	json_object *modes_array = json_object_new_array();
-	struct wlr_output_mode *mode;
-	wl_list_for_each(mode, &wlr_output->modes, link) {
-		json_object *mode_object = json_object_new_object();
-		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "width",
-			json_object_new_int(mode->width));
-		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "height",
-			json_object_new_int(mode->height));
-		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "refresh",
-			json_object_new_int(mode->refresh));
-		json_object_array_add(modes_array, mode_object);
-	}
-
-	json_object_object_add(object, "modes", modes_array);
 
 	json_object_object_add(object, "current_workspace", NULL);
 
@@ -706,7 +708,7 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_node(struct sway_node *node) {
 	case N_ROOT:
 		break;
 	case N_OUTPUT:
-		ipc_json_describe_output(node->sway_output, object);
+		ipc_json_describe_enabled_output(node->sway_output, object);
 		break;
 	case N_CONTAINER:
 		ipc_json_describe_container(node->sway_container, object);