diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec.kt
index c180df7..30f9ee0 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ import org.gradle.api.internal.specs.ExplainingSpec
 
 object JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec : ExplainingSpec<Task> {
 
-  override fun isSatisfiedBy(element: Task?): Boolean = whyUnsatisfied(element) == null
+  override fun isSatisfiedBy(element: Task?): Boolean {
+    val reason = whyUnsatisfied(element)
+
+    if (reason != null) {
+      println("JsonProperties not up to date:\n$reason")
+    }
+
+    return reason == null
+  }
 
 
   // Returns a description explaining why the task is outdated,
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ object JsonPropertiesUpToDateSpec : ExplainingSpec<Task> {
           } else {
             "'$it' - expected:$updatedVal, actual:$currentVal"
           }
-        }.joinToString(prefix = "package.json is not up to date. ")
+        }.joinToString(separator = "\n\t", prefix = "package.json is not up to date.\n\t")
     } else {
       null
     }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/UpdatePackageJson.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/UpdatePackageJson.kt
index d4ce73f..d074957 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/UpdatePackageJson.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/task/UpdatePackageJson.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import com.github.gradle.node.NodePlugin
 import dev.adamko.kafkatorio.jsonMapper
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
-import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ abstract class UpdatePackageJson @Inject constructor(
   ): JsonObject {
     val propertiesToCheck: Map<String, String> = propertiesToCheck.get()
     val newJsonProps = propertiesToCheck.mapValues { (_, newVal) ->
-      jsonMapper.parseToJsonElement(newVal)
+      JsonPrimitive(newVal)
     }
     return JsonObject(currentPackageJson + newJsonProps)
   }