diff --git a/zpcimon/opticsmon.c b/zpcimon/opticsmon.c
index 4da456f1..2faa21d0 100644
--- a/zpcimon/opticsmon.c
+++ b/zpcimon/opticsmon.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ static int opticsmon_collect_adapter_data(struct zpcimon_ctx *ctx, struct zpci_d
 	struct options *opts = &ctx->opts;
 	struct optics **ois;
 	int num_ois = 0;
-	char *pci_addr;
 	int i, rc;
 
 	/* Filter non-NIC devices and VFs */
@@ -60,21 +59,12 @@ static int opticsmon_collect_adapter_data(struct zpcimon_ctx *ctx, struct zpci_d
 		num_ois++;
 	}
 	if (!opts->quiet) {
-		util_fmt_obj_start(FMT_DEFAULT, "adapter");
-		util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "pft", zpci_pft_str(zdev));
-		util_fmt_obj_start(FMT_DEFAULT, "ids");
-		util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "fid", "0x%0x", zdev->fid);
-		if (zdev->uid_is_unique)
-			util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "uid", "0x%0x", zdev->uid);
-		pci_addr = zpci_pci_addr(zdev);
-		util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "pci_address", pci_addr);
-		free(pci_addr);
-		util_fmt_obj_end();
+		zpci_adapter_json_print_start(zdev);
 		util_fmt_obj_start(FMT_LIST, "netdevs");
 		for (i = 0; i < zdev->num_netdevs; i++)
 			optics_json_print(opts, &zdev->netdevs[i], ois[i]);
 		util_fmt_obj_end(); /* netdevs list */
-		util_fmt_obj_end(); /* adapter */
+		zpci_adapter_json_print_end();
 		fflush(stdout);
 	}
 	if (opts->report) {
diff --git a/zpcimon/zpcimon.c b/zpcimon/zpcimon.c
index 32550ff0..e30f251e 100644
--- a/zpcimon/zpcimon.c
+++ b/zpcimon/zpcimon.c
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, char *argv[], struct options *opts)
 	} while (cmd != -1);
 }
 
+void zpci_adapter_json_print_start(struct zpci_dev *zdev)
+{
+	char *pci_addr;
+
+	util_fmt_obj_start(FMT_DEFAULT, "adapter");
+	util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "pft", zpci_pft_str(zdev));
+	util_fmt_obj_start(FMT_DEFAULT, "ids");
+	util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "fid", "0x%0x", zdev->fid);
+	if (zdev->uid_is_unique)
+		util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "uid", "0x%0x", zdev->uid);
+	pci_addr = zpci_pci_addr(zdev);
+	util_fmt_pair(FMT_QUOTE, "pci_address", pci_addr);
+	free(pci_addr);
+	util_fmt_obj_end();
+}
+
+void zpci_adapter_json_print_end(void)
+{
+	util_fmt_obj_end(); /* adapter */
+}
+
 void zpcimon_json_base64_pair(char *name, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 {
 	int b64_calclen, b64len;
diff --git a/zpcimon/zpcimon.h b/zpcimon/zpcimon.h
index 768d5921..cb124056 100644
--- a/zpcimon/zpcimon.h
+++ b/zpcimon/zpcimon.h
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ struct zpcimon_ops {
 
 void zpci_list_reload(struct util_list **zpci_list);
 
+void zpci_adapter_json_print_start(struct zpci_dev *zdev);
+void zpci_adapter_json_print_end(void);
 void zpcimon_json_base64_pair(char *name, uint8_t *buf, int len);
 #endif /* ZPCIMON_ZPCIMON_H */