diff --git a/clitools/exports/toRedis.py b/clitools/exports/toRedis.py
index b98f2eb..0ccf208 100755
--- a/clitools/exports/toRedis.py
+++ b/clitools/exports/toRedis.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ by cocoa
 
 '''
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
+import ast
+import json
+import os
 import redis
+import sys
 import time 
 
 argsparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Redis exporter LJ")
@@ -44,15 +46,18 @@ r=redis.StrictRedis(host=ip, port=port, db=0)
 
 try:
     while True:
-      line = sys.stdin.readline()
-      if line == "":
-         time.sleep(0.01)
-      line = line.rstrip('\n')
-      line=line[1:-1]
-      line = line.replace("[",'(')
-      line = line.replace("]",')')
-      line = "[{}]".format(line)
-      if r.set(key,line)==True:
+        line = sys.stdin.readline()
+        if line == "":
+          time.sleep(0.01)
+        line = line.rstrip('\n')
+        line=line[1:-1]
+        # Decode as list of lists 
+        pointsList = ast.literal_eval(line)
+        # convert to list of tuples
+        pointsList  = [tuple(elem) for elem in pointsList]
+        # Convert to JSON string
+        line = json.dumps( pointsList )
+        if r.set(key,line)==True:
           debug("exports::redis set("+str(key)+") to "+line)
 except EOFError:
     debug("break")# no more information
diff --git a/clitools/generators/fromRedis.py b/clitools/generators/fromRedis.py
index 7e127d3..31d9da2 100755
--- a/clitools/generators/fromRedis.py
+++ b/clitools/generators/fromRedis.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ while True:
   # Convert to JSON string
   line = json.dumps( pointsList )
   debug(name,"Key:{} line:{}".format(key,line))
+  # Output
   print(line, flush=True);
   looptime = time.time() - start
   if( looptime < optimal_looptime ):