diff --git a/jarvis-functions.sh b/jarvis-functions.sh
index 80c9a4b..7973941 100644
--- a/jarvis-functions.sh
+++ b/jarvis-functions.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ LISTEN_COMMAND () {
             PLAY sounds/timeout.wav
             sleep 1 # BUG here despite timeout mic still busy can't rec again...
             bypass=false
-            source hooks/exiting_cmd
+            $jv_json || source hooks/exiting_cmd # don't trigger hooks if API
             order='' # clean previous order
             commands="$(jv_get_commands)" # in case we were in nested commands
             break 2
diff --git a/jarvis.sh b/jarvis.sh
index 81199d0..8491d16 100755
--- a/jarvis.sh
+++ b/jarvis.sh
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ EOM
     exit
 fi
 
+# don't trigger hooks from API
+$jv_json || source hooks/program_startup
+
 # if -s argument provided, just say it & exit (used in jarvis-events)
 if [[ "$just_say" != false ]]; then
 	say "$just_say"
@@ -490,8 +493,6 @@ if [ "$just_execute" == false ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-source hooks/program_startup
-
 # Include installed plugins
 shopt -s nullglob
 for f in plugins/*/config.sh; do source $f; done # plugin configuration
diff --git a/utils/utils.sh b/utils/utils.sh
index 13b68e0..8299973 100644
--- a/utils/utils.sh
+++ b/utils/utils.sh
@@ -259,10 +259,14 @@ jv_kill_jarvis () {
 jv_exit () {
     local return_code=${1:-0}
     
-    $verbose && jv_debug "DEBUG: program exit handler"
-    source hooks/program_exit $return_code
-    
-    $jv_json && echo "]"
+    # If using API, terminate json table output
+    if $jv_json; then
+        echo "]"
+    else
+    # If not using API, trigger program exit hook
+        $verbose && jv_debug "DEBUG: program exit handler"
+        source hooks/program_exit $return_code
+    fi
     
     # termine child processes (ex: HTTP Server from Jarvis API Plugin)
     local jv_child_pids="$(jobs -p)"
@@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ jv_exit () {
     fi
     
     # make sure the lockfile is removed when we exit and then claim it
-    #[ "$(cat $lockfile)" == $$ ] && rm -f $lockfile # to test tested further
+    #[ "$(cat $lockfile)" == $$ ] && rm -f $lockfile # to be tested further
     #[ "$just_execute" == false ] && rm -f $lockfile # https://github.com/alexylem/jarvis-api/issues/3
     exit $return_code
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9e8a855..0b066d9 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.01.26
+17.02.04