diff --git a/psi/logging.py b/psi/logging.py
index a4270ec..452a5eb 100644
--- a/psi/logging.py
+++ b/psi/logging.py
@@ -9,15 +9,45 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import sys
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from loguru import logger
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from loguru import Message
+
 _TTY_FORMAT = (
     "<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss}</green> <level>{level: <8}</level> <level>{message}</level>"
 )
 
 
+def _json_sink(message: Message) -> None:
+    """Emit one structured JSON object per log record, no redundant text field.
+
+    Loguru's ``serialize=True`` wraps output as ``{"text": "...\\n", "record":
+    {...}}`` where ``text`` is a pre-formatted duplicate of the structured data
+    with an embedded newline. Log aggregators then show literal ``\\n`` in the
+    JSON. Emit just the record fields so the output is flat and clean.
+    """
+    record = message.record
+    payload: dict[str, object] = {
+        "time": record["time"].isoformat(),
+        "level": record["level"].name,
+        "message": record["message"],
+        "module": record["module"],
+        "function": record["function"],
+        "line": record["line"],
+        "name": record["name"],
+    }
+    if record["extra"]:
+        payload["extra"] = dict(record["extra"])
+    if record["exception"] is not None:
+        payload["exception"] = str(record["exception"])
+    sys.stderr.write(json.dumps(payload, default=str) + "\n")
+
+
 def configure_logging(level: str = "INFO", json_output: bool | None = None) -> None:
     """Configure loguru handlers.
 
@@ -30,6 +60,6 @@ def configure_logging(level: str = "INFO", json_output: bool | None = None) -> N
     use_json = json_output if json_output is not None else not sys.stderr.isatty()
 
     if use_json:
-        logger.add(sys.stderr, serialize=True, level=level)
+        logger.add(_json_sink, level=level)
     else:
         logger.add(sys.stderr, format=_TTY_FORMAT, level=level, colorize=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
index 76524e8..075bf8a 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -27,28 +27,32 @@ def _reset_logger() -> Iterator[None]:
 
 
 class TestConfigureLogging:
-    def test_json_mode_serializes(self) -> None:
-        sink = io.StringIO()
-        logger.remove()
-        logger.add(sink, serialize=True, level="INFO")
+    def test_json_mode_emits_flat_structured_record(
+        self, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]
+    ) -> None:
+        """JSON output is one clean object per line, no redundant text field."""
+        configure_logging(level="INFO", json_output=True)
 
         logger.bind(event="test.event", key="value").info("test message")
 
-        output = sink.getvalue().strip()
+        output = capsys.readouterr().err.strip()
         record = json.loads(output)
-        assert record["record"]["message"] == "test message"
-        assert record["record"]["extra"]["event"] == "test.event"
-        assert record["record"]["extra"]["key"] == "value"
-
-    def test_level_filtering(self) -> None:
-        sink = io.StringIO()
-        logger.remove()
-        logger.add(sink, serialize=True, level="WARNING")
+        assert record["message"] == "test message"
+        assert record["level"] == "INFO"
+        assert record["extra"]["event"] == "test.event"
+        assert record["extra"]["key"] == "value"
+        # No embedded pre-formatted text field with newlines
+        assert "text" not in record
+        assert "\\n" not in output
+        assert output.count("\n") == 0  # one line only
+
+    def test_level_filtering(self, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
+        configure_logging(level="WARNING", json_output=True)
 
         logger.info("should not appear")
         logger.warning("should appear")
 
-        output = sink.getvalue()
+        output = capsys.readouterr().err
         assert "should not appear" not in output
         assert "should appear" in output