diff --git a/lib/parseBoltRules.js b/lib/parseBoltRules.js
index f1698b32c44..b2893873ecb 100644
--- a/lib/parseBoltRules.js
+++ b/lib/parseBoltRules.js
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ module.exports = function(filename) {
     throw new FirebaseError(result.stderr, {exit: 1});
   }
 
-  return JSON.parse(result.stdout);
+  return result.stdout;
 };