diff --git a/mcastmngr/files/broadcom/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast b/mcastmngr/files/broadcom/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
index b6ab92bd4..b568df64d 100755
--- a/mcastmngr/files/broadcom/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
+++ b/mcastmngr/files/broadcom/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
@@ -64,23 +64,11 @@ read_mcast_stats() {
 
 	json_init
 	json_add_array "snooping"
-	json_add_object ""
 	IFS=" "
 	for intf in $ifaces; do
-		while read line; do
-		# reading each line
-			case $line in
-			br-*)
-				snoop_iface="$(echo $line | awk -F ' ' '{ print $1 }')"
-				if [ "$snoop_iface" != "$intf" ]; then
-					continue
-				fi
-				json_add_string "interface" "$intf"
-				json_add_array "groups"
-				break
-				;;
-			esac
-		done < /tmp/igmp_stats
+		json_add_object ""
+		json_add_string "interface" "$intf"
+		json_add_array "groups"
 		IFS=" "
 		for gip_addr in $mcast_addrs; do
 			grp_obj_added=0
@@ -116,12 +104,14 @@ read_mcast_stats() {
 					;;
 				esac
 			done < /tmp/igmp_stats
-			json_close_array #close the associated devices array
-			json_close_object # close the groups object
+			if [ $grp_obj_added -eq 1 ]; then
+				json_close_array #close the associated devices array
+				json_close_object # close the groups object
+			fi
 		done # close the loop for group addresses
 		json_close_array #close the groups array
+		json_close_object # close the snooping object
 	done # close the loop for interfaces
-	json_close_object # close the snooping object
 	json_close_array # close the snooping array
 	json_dump
 
diff --git a/mcastmngr/files/linux/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast b/mcastmngr/files/linux/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
index 62b399a4d..62c85bbce 100755
--- a/mcastmngr/files/linux/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
+++ b/mcastmngr/files/linux/usr/libexec/rpcd/mcast
@@ -85,23 +85,11 @@ read_mcast_stats() {
 
 	json_init
 	json_add_array "snooping"
-	json_add_object ""
 	IFS=" "
 	for intf in $ifaces; do
-		while read line; do
-		# reading each line
-			case $line in
-			br-*)
-				snoop_iface="$(echo $line | awk -F ' ' '{ print $1 }')"
-				if [ "$snoop_iface" != "$intf" ]; then
-					continue
-				fi
-				json_add_string "interface" "$intf"
-				json_add_array "groups"
-				break
-				;;
-			esac
-		done < "$temp_igmp_file"
+		json_add_object ""
+		json_add_string "interface" "$intf"
+		json_add_array "groups"
 		IFS=" "
 		for gip_addr in $mcast_addrs; do
 			grp_obj_added=0
@@ -137,12 +125,14 @@ read_mcast_stats() {
 					;;
 				esac
 			done < "$temp_igmp_file"
-			json_close_array #close the associated devices array
-			json_close_object # close the groups object
+			if [ $grp_obj_added -eq 1 ]; then
+				json_close_array #close the associated devices array
+				json_close_object # close the groups object
+			fi
 		done # close the loop for group addresses
 		json_close_array #close the groups array
+		json_close_object # close the snooping object
 	done # close the loop for interfaces
-	json_close_object # close the snooping object
 	json_close_array # close the snooping array
 	json_dump