diff --git a/isisd/isis_circuit.c b/isisd/isis_circuit.c
index fa1ce3007f8a..db73f21f84b9 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_circuit.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_circuit.c
@@ -955,6 +955,8 @@ void isis_circuit_print_json(struct isis_circuit *circuit,
 	char buf_prx[INET6_BUFSIZ];
 	char buf[255];
 
+	json_object_int_add(json, "circuit", circuit->circuit_id);
+
 	snprintfrr(buf, sizeof(buf), "0x%x", circuit->circuit_id);
 	if (detail == ISIS_UI_LEVEL_BRIEF) {
 		iface_json = json_object_new_object();
diff --git a/isisd/isisd.c b/isisd/isisd.c
index 2863fd913f8f..b82dbc2b4e0c 100644
--- a/isisd/isisd.c
+++ b/isisd/isisd.c
@@ -1043,20 +1043,15 @@ int show_isis_interface_common_json(struct json_object *json,
 				for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(area->circuit_list,
 							  cnode, circuit)) {
 					circuit_json = json_object_new_object();
-					json_object_int_add(
-						circuit_json, "circuit",
-						circuit->circuit_id);
-					if (!ifname)
-						isis_circuit_print_json(circuit,
-									circuit_json,
-									detail);
-					else if (strcmp(circuit->interface->name,
-							ifname) == 0)
+					if (!ifname ||
+						strcmp(circuit->interface->name, ifname) == 0) {
 						isis_circuit_print_json(circuit,
 									circuit_json,
 									detail);
-					json_object_array_add(circuits_json,
-							      circuit_json);
+						json_object_array_add(circuits_json, circuit_json);
+						if (ifname)
+							break;
+					}
 				}
 				json_object_array_add(areas_json, area_json);
 			}
@@ -1076,22 +1071,16 @@ int show_isis_interface_common_json(struct json_object *json,
 			circuits_json = json_object_new_array();
 			json_object_object_add(area_json, "circuits",
 					       circuits_json);
-			for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(area->circuit_list, cnode,
-						  circuit)) {
+			for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(area->circuit_list, cnode, circuit)) {
 				circuit_json = json_object_new_object();
-				json_object_int_add(circuit_json, "circuit",
-						    circuit->circuit_id);
-				if (!ifname)
+				if (!ifname || strcmp(circuit->interface->name, ifname) == 0) {
 					isis_circuit_print_json(circuit,
 								circuit_json,
 								detail);
-				else if (strcmp(circuit->interface->name,
-						ifname) == 0)
-					isis_circuit_print_json(circuit,
-								circuit_json,
-								detail);
-				json_object_array_add(circuits_json,
-						      circuit_json);
+					json_object_array_add(circuits_json, circuit_json);
+					if (ifname)
+						break;
+				}
 			}
 			json_object_array_add(areas_json, area_json);
 		}