diff --git a/checks/check_extra737 b/checks/check_extra737
index 24ccca3c..17040276 100644
--- a/checks/check_extra737
+++ b/checks/check_extra737
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extra737(){
     if [[ $LIST_OF_CUSTOMER_KMS_KEYS ]];then
       for key in $LIST_OF_CUSTOMER_KMS_KEYS; do
         CHECK_ROTATION=$($AWSCLI kms get-key-rotation-status --key-id $key $PROFILE_OPT --region $regx  --output text)
-        CHECK_STATUS=$($AWSCLI kms describe-key --key-id $key $PROFILE_OPT --region $regx | jq -r '.KeyMetadata.KeyState')
+        CHECK_STATUS=$($AWSCLI kms describe-key --key-id $key $PROFILE_OPT --region $regx --output json | jq -r '.KeyMetadata.KeyState')
         if [[ $CHECK_STATUS == "PendingDeletion" ]]; then
           textInfo "$regx: KMS key $key is pending deletion and cannot be rotated" "$regx"
         elif [[ $CHECK_ROTATION == "False" ]]; then