diff --git a/mpt/assets/modpack.lua.tera b/mpt/assets/modpack.lua.tera
deleted file mode 100644
index a4ff648..0000000
--- a/mpt/assets/modpack.lua.tera
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-manifest = {
-    id = "{{ id }}",
-    type = "{{ type }}",
-    meta = {
-        name = "{{ meta.name }}",
-        contributors = {
-        {% for cont in meta.contributors %}    {
-                name = "{{ cont.name }}",
-                roles = {% for role in cont.roles %}{
-                    "{{ role }}",
-                {% endfor %}},
-            {% endfor %}},
-        {% if meta.description %}description = "{{ meta.description }}",
-        {% endif %}{% if meta.icon_url %}icon_url = "{{ meta.icon_url }}",
-        {% endif %}{% if meta.website_url %}website_url = "{{ meta.website_url }}",
-    {% endif %}},
-    },
-    versions = {
-        {% for ver in versions %}{
-            version = "{{ ver.version }}",
-            mcversion = {
-            {% for mcver in ver.mcversion %}    "{{ mcver }}",
-            {% endfor %}},
-            files = {
-            {% for file in ver.files %}    {
-                    {% if file.artifact %}installer = "{{ file.installer }}",
-                    artifact = "{{ file.artifact }}",
-                    repository = "{{ file.repository }}",{% else %}{% if file.id %}id = "{{ file.id }}",{% endif %}
-                    installer = "{{ file.installer }}",
-                    link = "{{ file.link }}",{% if file.options %}
-                    options = {
-                    {% for opt in file.options %}    "{{ opt }}",
-                    {% endfor %}},{% endif %}{% endif %}
-                },{% endfor %}
-            },
-        },
-        relations = {
-        {% for rel in ver.relations %}    {
-                id = "{{ rel.id }}",
-                {% if rel.file %}file = {
-                    {% if file.artifact %}installer = "{{ file.installer }}",
-                    artifact = "{{ file.artifact }}",
-                    repository = "{{ file.repository }}",{% else %}{% if file.id %}id = "{{ file.id }}",{% endif %}
-                    installer = "{{ file.installer }}",
-                    link = "{{ file.link }}",{% if file.options %}
-                    options = {
-                    {% for opt in file.options %}    "{{ opt }}",
-                    {% endfor %}},{% endif %}{% endif %}
-                },
-                {% endif %}{% if rel.versions %}versions = "{{ rel.versions }}",
-                {% endif %}{% if rel.meta %}meta = {
-                    name = "{{ rel.meta.name }}",
-                    contributors = {
-                    {% for cont in rel.meta.contributors %}    {
-                            name = "{{ cont.name }}",
-                            roles = {% for role in cont.roles %}{
-                                "{{ role }}",
-                            {% endfor %}},
-                        {% endfor %}},
-                    {% if rel.meta.description %}description = "{{ rel.meta.description }}",
-                    {% endif %}{% if rel.meta.icon_url %}icon_url = "{{ rel.meta.icon_url }}",
-                    {% endif %}{% if rel.meta.website_url %}website_url = "{{ rel.meta.website_url }}",
-                {% endif %}},
-                {% endif %}type = "{{ rel.type }}",
-                options = {
-                {% for opt in rel.options %}    "{{ opt }}",
-                {% endfor %}},
-            },{% endfor %}
-        },
-    },{% endfor %}
-    repositories = {
-    {% for repo in repositories %}    {
-            id = "{{ repo.id }}",
-            type = "{{ repo.type }}",
-            url = "{{ repo.url }}",
-        },{% endfor %}
-    },
-}
diff --git a/mpt/src/commands/import.rs b/mpt/src/commands/import.rs
index 405ba48..a01e61c 100644
--- a/mpt/src/commands/import.rs
+++ b/mpt/src/commands/import.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use addonscript::{
         installer::Installer,
         link::Link,
         Contributor,
-        File,
-        Manifest,
+        File, Manifest,
         ManifestType,
         Meta,
         Relation,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ use url::Url;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use crate::{config::Config, util::make_lua_manifest};
+use crate::config::Config;
 
 pub async fn run(config: Config, infile: PathBuf) -> miette::Result<()> {
     if config.locations.src.join("modpack.json").exists() ||
@@ -122,8 +121,10 @@ pub async fn run(config: Config, infile: PathBuf) -> miette::Result<()> {
         .await
         .into_diagnostic()?;
     tokio::fs::write(
-        config.locations.src.join("modpack.lua"),
-        make_lua_manifest(&manif)?,
+        config.locations.src.join("modpack.json5"),
+        serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&manif)
+            .into_diagnostic()
+            .wrap_err("Failed to generate json data")?,
     )
     .await
     .into_diagnostic()?;
diff --git a/mpt/src/commands/init.rs b/mpt/src/commands/init.rs
index e995d14..eadd3b0 100644
--- a/mpt/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/mpt/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{config::Locations, forge, util::make_lua_manifest};
+use crate::{config::Locations, forge};
 use addonscript::{
     manifest::{
         installer::Installer,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub async fn run(
             .await
             .into_diagnostic()?;
 
-        let data = make_lua_manifest(&Manifest {
+        let data = serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&Manifest {
             id: modpack_name.to_kebab_case(),
             manifest_type: ManifestType::Modpack,
             versions: vec![Version {
@@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ pub async fn run(
                 icon_url: None,
                 website_url: None,
             },
-        })?;
+        })
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .wrap_err("Failed to generate json data")?;
 
-        tokio::fs::write(path.join("modpack.lua"), data)
+        tokio::fs::write(path.join("modpack.json5"), data)
             .await
             .into_diagnostic()?;
 
diff --git a/mpt/src/util.rs b/mpt/src/util.rs
index bc83e1d..b9920e5 100644
--- a/mpt/src/util.rs
+++ b/mpt/src/util.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     string::FromUtf8Error,
 };
-use tera::{Context, Tera};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use url::Url;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
@@ -246,18 +245,6 @@ pub async fn copy_dir(from: PathBuf, to: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn make_lua_manifest(manif: &Manifest) -> miette::Result<String> {
-    Tera::one_off(
-        include_str!("../assets/modpack.lua.tera"),
-        &Context::from_serialize(manif)
-            .into_diagnostic()
-            .wrap_err("Failed to create context for tera")?,
-        false,
-    )
-    .into_diagnostic()
-    .wrap_err("Failed to create lua manifest.")
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use addonscript::manifest::RepositoryType;