diff --git a/monitor/monitor.py b/monitor/monitor.py
index eb9dbe0..fcd354f 100755
--- a/monitor/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor/monitor.py
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
-
-This is a quick hack and adopted plugin from the summary.py plugin (orinigally written by Rusty Russell
-
-This one is adapted by Rene Pickhardt and aimed to help you identify inactive channels quickly
-
+This is a quick hack and adapted plugin from the summary.py plugin (orinigally written by Rusty Russell
+This one is adapted by Rene Pickhardt and aims to help you identify inactive channels quickly
 """
 
 from lightning import Plugin, Millisatoshi
 import lightning
 import json
 
-plugin = Plugin(autopatch=True)
+plugin = Plugin()
 
 # __version__ was introduced in 0.0.7.1, with utf8 passthrough support.
 try:
@@ -23,15 +20,15 @@ except Exception:
 @plugin.method("monitor")
 def monitor(plugin):
     """Monitors channels of this node."""
-
     reply = {}
     reply['num_connected'] = 0
     reply['num_channels'] = 0
+    reply['format-hint'] = 'simple'
     peers = plugin.rpc.listpeers()
     info = plugin.rpc.getinfo()
     nid = info["id"]
-    chans={}
-    states={}
+    chans = {}
+    states = {}
     for p in peers['peers']:
         for c in p['channels']:
             if p['connected']:
@@ -39,35 +36,29 @@ def monitor(plugin):
             reply['num_channels'] += 1
             state = c['state']
             if state in states:
-                states[state]+=1
+                states[state] += 1
             else:
-                states[state]=1
-            connected = "connected"
-            if p['connected'] != True:
-                connected = "disconnected"
+                states[state] = 1
+            connected = 'connected' if p['connected'] else 'disconnected'
             funding = c['funding_allocation_msat']
             our_funding = funding[nid]
             fees = "our fees"
             if int(our_funding) == 0:
                 fees = "their fees"
-
-
             total = float(c['msatoshi_total'])
             ours = float(c['our_channel_reserve_satoshis']) + float(c['spendable_msatoshi'])
-            our_fraction = "{:4.2f}% owned by us".format(ours*100/total)
-            tmp = "\t".join([p['id'], connected, fees, our_fraction, c['short_channel_id']])
-            
+            our_fraction = '{:4.2f}% owned by us'.format(ours * 100 / total)
+            tmp = "\t".join([p['id'], connected, fees, our_fraction,
+                             c['short_channel_id'] if 'short_channel_id' in c
+                             else 'unknown scid'])
             if state in chans:
                 chans[state].append(tmp)
             else:
                 chans[state] = [tmp]
-
-    serialized_states = []
+    reply['states'] = []
     for key, value in states.items():
-        serialized_states.append(key + ": " + str(value))
-    reply['states']=serialized_states
-    reply['channels'] = chans#json.dumps(chans)
-    reply = json.dumps(reply, indent=4)
+        reply['states'].append(key + ": " + str(value))
+    reply['channels'] = json.dumps(chans)
     return reply