diff --git a/caddy/caddyfile/json.go b/caddy/caddyfile/json.go
index 20b36bcc..4617ec03 100644
--- a/caddy/caddyfile/json.go
+++ b/caddy/caddyfile/json.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func ToJSON(caddyfile []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		block := ServerBlock{Body: make(map[string]interface{})}
 
 		for _, host := range sb.HostList() {
-			block.Hosts = append(block.Hosts, host)
+			block.Hosts = append(block.Hosts, strings.TrimSuffix(host, ":"))
 		}
 
 		for dir, tokens := range sb.Tokens {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func FromJSON(jsonBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			if i > 0 {
 				result += ", "
 			}
-			result += host
+			result += strings.TrimSuffix(host, ":")
 		}
 		result += jsonToText(sb.Body, 1)
 	}
@@ -122,11 +122,15 @@ func jsonToText(scope interface{}, depth int) string {
 
 	switch val := scope.(type) {
 	case string:
-		result += " " + val
+		if strings.ContainsAny(val, "\" \n\t\r") {
+			result += ` "` + strings.Replace(val, "\"", "\\\"", -1) + `"`
+		} else {
+			result += " " + val
+		}
 	case int:
 		result += " " + strconv.Itoa(val)
 	case float64:
-		result += " " + fmt.Sprintf("%f", val)
+		result += " " + fmt.Sprintf("%v", val)
 	case bool:
 		result += " " + fmt.Sprintf("%t", val)
 	case map[string]interface{}:
diff --git a/caddy/caddyfile/json_test.go b/caddy/caddyfile/json_test.go
index 11e1b1f4..2e5ed445 100644
--- a/caddy/caddyfile/json_test.go
+++ b/caddy/caddyfile/json_test.go
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ var tests = []struct {
 	caddyfile, json string
 }{
 	{ // 0
-		caddyfile: `foo: {
+		caddyfile: `foo {
 	root /bar
 }`,
-		json: `[{"hosts":["foo:"],"body":{"root":["/bar"]}}]`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["foo"],"body":{"root":["/bar"]}}]`,
 	},
 	{ // 1
-		caddyfile: `host1:, host2: {
+		caddyfile: `host1, host2 {
 	dir {
 		def
 	}
 }`,
-		json: `[{"hosts":["host1:","host2:"],"body":{"dir":[{"def":null}]}}]`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host1","host2"],"body":{"dir":[{"def":null}]}}]`,
 	},
 	{ // 2
-		caddyfile: `host1:, host2: {
+		caddyfile: `host1, host2 {
 	dir abc {
 		def ghi
 	}
 }`,
-		json: `[{"hosts":["host1:","host2:"],"body":{"dir":["abc",{"def":["ghi"]}]}}]`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host1","host2"],"body":{"dir":["abc",{"def":["ghi"]}]}}]`,
 	},
 	{ // 3
 		caddyfile: `host1:1234, host2:5678 {
@@ -34,6 +34,31 @@ var tests = []struct {
 }`,
 		json: `[{"hosts":["host1:1234","host2:5678"],"body":{"dir":["abc",{}]}}]`,
 	},
+	{ // 4
+		caddyfile: `host {
+	foo "bar baz"
+}`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host"],"body":{"foo":["bar baz"]}}]`,
+	},
+	{ // 5
+		caddyfile: `host, host:80 {
+	foo "bar \"baz\""
+}`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host","host:80"],"body":{"foo":["bar \"baz\""]}}]`,
+	},
+	{ // 6
+		caddyfile: `host {
+	foo "bar
+baz"
+}`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host"],"body":{"foo":["bar\nbaz"]}}]`,
+	},
+	{ // 7
+		caddyfile: `host {
+	dir 123 4.56 true
+}`,
+		json: `[{"hosts":["host"],"body":{"dir":["123","4.56","true"]}}]`, // NOTE: I guess we assume numbers and booleans should be encoded as strings...?
+	},
 }
 
 func TestToJSON(t *testing.T) {