diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
index c20910614..15a18ba5e 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ func init() {
 	f := cmdSnapshots.Flags()
 	f.StringVar(&snapshotOptions.Host, "host", "", "only print snapshots for this host")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&snapshotOptions.Paths, "path", []string{}, "only print snapshots for this `path` (can be specified multiple times)")
-	f.BoolVarP(&snapshotOptions.Json, "json", "", false, `print snapshots in json format`)
 }
 
 func runSnapshots(opts SnapshotOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ func runSnapshots(opts SnapshotOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) erro
 
 	}
 
-	if opts.Json == true {
+	if gopts.JSON == true {
 		jsonoutput(list)
 	} else {
 		naturaloutput(list)
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/global.go b/src/cmds/restic/global.go
index 8757130ea..94d77dad3 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/global.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/global.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type GlobalOptions struct {
 	PasswordFile string
 	Quiet        bool
 	NoLock       bool
+	JSON         bool
 
 	password string
 	stdout   io.Writer
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.PasswordFile, "password-file", "p", "", "read the repository password from a file")
 	f.BoolVarP(&globalOptions.Quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "do not output comprehensive progress report")
 	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.NoLock, "no-lock", false, "do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read-only repos")
+	f.BoolVarP(&globalOptions.JSON, "json", "", false, `print snapshots in json format`)
 
 	restoreTerminal()
 }