diff --git a/keybinding.c b/keybinding.c
index c2f3366..b1131aa 100644
--- a/keybinding.c
+++ b/keybinding.c
@@ -1404,9 +1404,9 @@ keybinding_move_view_to_workspace(struct cg_server *server, uint32_t ws) {
 		seat_set_focus(server->seat, view);
 	}
 	ipc_send_event(server,
-	               "{\"event_name\":\"move_view_to_ws\",\"view_id\":\"%d\","
-	               "\"old_workspace\":\"%d\",\"new_workspace\":\"%d\","
-	               "\"output\":\"%s\",\"view_pid\":\"%d\"}",
+	               "{\"event_name\":\"move_view_to_ws\",\"view_id\":%d,"
+	               "\"old_workspace\":%d,\"new_workspace\":%d,"
+	               "\"output\":\"%s\",\"view_pid\":%d}",
 	               view == NULL ? -1 : (int)view->id, old_ws, ws,
 	               server->curr_output->wlr_output->name,
 	               view == NULL ? 0 : view->impl->get_pid(view));
diff --git a/man/cagebreak-socket.7.md b/man/cagebreak-socket.7.md
index 4baed48..0ca9179 100644
--- a/man/cagebreak-socket.7.md
+++ b/man/cagebreak-socket.7.md
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ cg-ipc{"event_name":"move_view_to_output","view_id":113,"old_output":"eDP-1","ne
 
 ```
 movetoworkspace 1
-cg-ipc{"event_name":"switch_ws","old_workspace":"1","new_workspace":"1","output":"eDP-1"}
-cg-ipc{"event_name":"move_view_to_ws","view_id":"43","old_workspace":"0","new_workspace":"0","output":"eDP-1","view_pid":"64908"}
+cg-ipc{"event_name":"switch_ws","old_workspace":1,"new_workspace":1,"output":"eDP-1"}
+cg-ipc{"event_name":"move_view_to_ws","view_id":43,"old_workspace":0,"new_workspace":0,"output":"eDP-1","view_pid":64908}
 ```
 
 *new_output*
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ cg-ipc{"event_name":"move_view_to_ws","view_id":"43","old_workspace":"0","new_wo
 
 ```
 # a new output is attached
-cg-ipc{"event_name":"new_output","output":"HDMI-A-1","priority":"-1"}
+cg-ipc{"event_name":"new_output","output":"HDMI-A-1","priority":-1}
 ```
 
 *resize_tile*
diff --git a/output.c b/output.c
index ed7855f..ac8384e 100644
--- a/output.c
+++ b/output.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ output_destroy(struct cg_output *output) {
 
 	if(outp_name != NULL) {
 		ipc_send_event(server,
-		               "{\"event_name\":\"new_output\",\"output\":\"%s\"}",
+		               "{\"event_name\":\"destroy_output\",\"output\":\"%s\"}",
 		               outp_name);
 		free(outp_name);
 	} else {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ handle_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_signal_add(&wlr_output->events.mode, &output->mode);
 	ipc_send_event(
 	    server,
-	    "{\"event_name\":\"new_output\",\"output\":\"%s\",\"priority\":\"%d\"}",
+	    "{\"event_name\":\"new_output\",\"output\":\"%s\",\"priority\":%d}",
 	    output->wlr_output->name, output->priority);
 }
 #if CG_HAS_FANALYZE