diff --git a/comictaggerlib/cli.py b/comictaggerlib/cli.py
index e26aef8..a017fce 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/cli.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/cli.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class CLI:
         logger.error("Could not find the '%s' talker", self.config.Sources__source)
         raise SystemExit(2)
 
-    def output(self, *args: Any, file: TextIO | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    def output(self, *args: Any, file: TextIO | None = None, force_output: bool = False, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         if file is None:
             file = self.output_file
         if not args:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class CLI:
         logger.info(*log_args, **kwargs)
         if self.config.Runtime_Options__verbose > 0:
             return
-        if not self.config.Runtime_Options__quiet:
+        if not self.config.Runtime_Options__quiet or force_output:
             print(*args, **kwargs, file=file)
 
     def run(self) -> None:
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class CLI:
         return True
 
     def display_match_set_for_choice(self, label: str, match_set: Result) -> None:
-        self.output(f"{match_set.original_path} -- {label}:")
+        self.output(f"{match_set.original_path} -- {label}:", force_output=True)
 
         # sort match list by year
         match_set.online_results.sort(key=lambda k: k.year or 0)
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ class CLI:
                     m.month,
                     m.year,
                     m.issue_title,
-                )
+                ),
+                force_output=True,
             )
         if self.config.Runtime_Options__interactive:
             while True:
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/ctsettings/commandline.py b/comictaggerlib/ctsettings/commandline.py
index 06fbc10..0b44007 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/ctsettings/commandline.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/ctsettings/commandline.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def register_runtime(parser: settngs.Manager) -> None:
         "-i",
         "--interactive",
         action="store_true",
-        help="""Interactively query the user when there are\nmultiple matches for an online search.\n\n""",
+        help="""Interactively query the user when there are\nmultiple matches for an online search. Disabled json output\n\n""",
         file=False,
     )
     parser.add_setting(
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ def register_runtime(parser: settngs.Manager) -> None:
     parser.add_setting("--darkmode", action="store_true", help="Windows only. Force a dark pallet", file=False)
     parser.add_setting("-g", "--glob", action="store_true", help="Windows only. Enable globbing", file=False)
     parser.add_setting("--quiet", "-q", action="store_true", help="Don't say much (for print mode).", file=False)
-    parser.add_setting("--json", "-j", action="store_true", help="Output json on stdout", file=False)
+    parser.add_setting(
+        "--json", "-j", action="store_true", help="Output json on stdout. Ignored in interactive mode.", file=False
+    )
 
     parser.add_setting(
         "-t",
@@ -283,6 +285,9 @@ def validate_commandline_settings(config: settngs.Config[ct_ns], parser: settngs
         for item in globs:
             config[0].Runtime_Options__files.extend(glob.glob(item))
 
+    if config[0].Runtime_Options__json and config[0].Runtime_Options__interactive:
+        config[0].Runtime_Options__json = False
+
     if (
         config[0].Commands__command != Action.save_config
         and config[0].Runtime_Options__no_gui