From b214ab9f826eafdcb2fa0d0681ec138696852a96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chong Shen Ng <chong.shen@flower.ai>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:54:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(framework) Suppress output when in JSON format for `flwr
 ls` (#4734)

---
 src/py/flwr/cli/ls.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/ls.py b/src/py/flwr/cli/ls.py
index 9c30a158952f..0b6ea3918778 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/ls.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/ls.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ def ls(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-branches
     try:
         if suppress_output:
             redirect_output(captured_output)
-
         # Load and validate federation config
         typer.secho("Loading project configuration... ", fg=typer.colors.BLUE)
 
@@ -132,6 +131,8 @@ def ls(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-branches
                 _list_runs(stub, output_format)
 
         except ValueError as err:
+            if suppress_output:
+                redirect_output(captured_output)
             typer.secho(
                 f"❌ {err}",
                 fg=typer.colors.RED,