diff --git a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.h b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.h
index 77bee9685..452204568 100644
--- a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.h
+++ b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.h
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 #ifndef UIXJSONPREFERENCES_H
 #define UIXJSONPREFERENCES_H
 
-#import <UI/SOGoUI/SOGoDirectAction.h>
+#import <SOGoUI/UIxComponent.h>
 
-@interface UIxJSONPreferences : SOGoDirectAction
+@interface UIxJSONPreferences : UIxComponent
+
+- (NSString *) jsonDefaults;
+- (NSString *) jsonSettings;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.m b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.m
index 5dfd7939e..9ab81c3e2 100644
--- a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.m
+++ b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.m
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #import <SOGo/SOGoUserSettings.h>
 #import <SOGo/SOGoUserProfile.h>
 #import <SOGo/WOResourceManager+SOGo.h>
+#import <SOGoUI/UIxComponent.h>
 #import <Mailer/SOGoMailLabel.h>
 
 #import "UIxJSONPreferences.h"
@@ -71,13 +72,18 @@ static SoProduct *preferencesProduct = nil;
 }
 
 - (WOResponse *) jsonDefaultsAction
+{
+  return [self responseWithStatus: 200
+                        andString: [self jsonDefaults]];
+}
+
+- (NSString *) jsonDefaults
 {
   NSMutableDictionary *values, *account, *vacation;
   SOGoUserDefaults *defaults;
   SOGoDomainDefaults *domainDefaults;
   NSMutableArray *accounts;
   NSDictionary *categoryLabels, *vacationOptions;
-  NSDictionary *locale;
 
   if (!preferencesProduct)
     {
@@ -329,7 +335,6 @@ static SoProduct *preferencesProduct = nil;
              forKey: @"SOGoAppointmentSendEMailNotifications"];
 
   // Add locale code (used by CK Editor)
-  locale = [[preferencesProduct resourceManager] localeForLanguageNamed: [defaults language]];
   [values setObject: [locale objectForKey: @"NSLocaleCode"] forKey: @"LocaleCode"];
   [values setObject: [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                                            [locale objectForKey: @"NSMonthNameArray"], @"months",
@@ -365,10 +370,16 @@ static SoProduct *preferencesProduct = nil;
       [values setObject: vacation forKey: @"Vacation"];
     }
 
-  return [self responseWithStatus: 200 andJSONRepresentation: values];
+  return [values jsonRepresentation];
 }
 
 - (WOResponse *) jsonSettingsAction
+{
+  return [self responseWithStatus: 200
+                        andString: [self jsonSettings]];
+}
+
+- (NSString *) jsonSettings
 {
   SOGoUserSettings *settings;
   id v;
@@ -396,7 +407,7 @@ static SoProduct *preferencesProduct = nil;
   if (![settings objectForKey: @"Mail"])
     [settings setObject: [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]  forKey: @"Mail"];
 
-  return [self responseWithStatus: 200 andJSONRepresentation: [[settings source] values]];
+  return [[[settings source] values] jsonRepresentation];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.wox b/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.wox
index 594a1ab00..811e0dac5 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxJSONPreferences.wox
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
     xmlns:var="http://www.skyrix.com/od/binding"
     xmlns:const="http://www.skyrix.com/od/constant">
+
   <script id="UserDefaults" type="text/json">
     <var:string value="jsonDefaults" const:escapeHTML="NO"/>
   </script>
   <script id="UserSettings" type="text/json">
     <var:string value="jsonSettings" const:escapeHTML="NO"/>
   </script>
+
 </container>