diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
index b0e3ee61..a7ae3dbb 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
             vendorWorkOrderLookup.get(workOrder.vendor).add(workOrder);
             forge.add(workOrder);
 
+            String jsonWorkOrder = workOrder.toString();
+            jsonWorkOrder = jsonWorkOrder.trim();
+
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Logger.error(e);
         } finally {
diff --git a/src/engine/loot/WorkOrder.java b/src/engine/loot/WorkOrder.java
index 72baeab5..c90f9a15 100644
--- a/src/engine/loot/WorkOrder.java
+++ b/src/engine/loot/WorkOrder.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package engine.loot;
 import engine.mbEnums;
 import engine.objects.Item;
 import engine.objects.NPC;
+import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ public class WorkOrder implements Delayed {
 
     }
 
+    public static String toJson(WorkOrder workOrder) {
+
+        String jsonString = JSONValue.toJSONString(workOrder);
+        return jsonString;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long getDelay(TimeUnit unit) {