diff --git a/modules/akmods/akmods.sh b/modules/akmods/akmods.sh
index 1745daef..73914a65 100644
--- a/modules/akmods/akmods.sh
+++ b/modules/akmods/akmods.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if "${previously_not_installed_rpm_fusion}"; then
 fi
 }
 
-get_yaml_array INSTALL '.install[]' "$1"
+get_json_array INSTALL 'try .["install"][]' "$1"
 
 if [[ ${#INSTALL[@]} -lt 1 ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: You didn't specify any akmod for installation!"
diff --git a/modules/bling/bling.sh b/modules/bling/bling.sh
index 17c438ce..952ee9a2 100644
--- a/modules/bling/bling.sh
+++ b/modules/bling/bling.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Tell build process to exit if there are any errors.
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array INSTALL '.install[]' "$1"
+get_json_array INSTALL 'try .["install"][]' "$1"
 
 cd "/tmp/modules/bling/installers"
 
diff --git a/modules/brew/brew.sh b/modules/brew/brew.sh
index 4f98a77c..ba867aa3 100644
--- a/modules/brew/brew.sh
+++ b/modules/brew/brew.sh
@@ -39,42 +39,42 @@ fi
 MODULE_DIRECTORY="${MODULE_DIRECTORY:-/tmp/modules}"
 
 # Configuration values
-AUTO_UPDATE=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".auto-update")
+AUTO_UPDATE=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["auto-update"]')
 if [[ -z "${AUTO_UPDATE}" || "${AUTO_UPDATE}" == "null" ]]; then
     AUTO_UPDATE=true
 fi
 
-UPDATE_INTERVAL=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".update-interval")
+UPDATE_INTERVAL=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["update-interval"]')
 if [[ -z "${UPDATE_INTERVAL}" || "${UPDATE_INTERVAL}" == "null" ]]; then
     UPDATE_INTERVAL="6h"
 fi
 
-UPDATE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".update-wait-after-boot")
+UPDATE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["update-wait-after-boot"]')
 if [[ -z "${UPDATE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT}" || "${UPDATE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT}" == "null" ]]; then
     UPDATE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT="10min"
 fi
 
-AUTO_UPGRADE=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".auto-upgrade")
+AUTO_UPGRADE=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["auto-upgrade"]')
 if [[ -z "${AUTO_UPGRADE}" || "${AUTO_UPGRADE}" == "null" ]]; then
     AUTO_UPGRADE=true
 fi
 
-UPGRADE_INTERVAL=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".upgrade-interval")
+UPGRADE_INTERVAL=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["upgrade-interval"]')
 if [[ -z "${UPGRADE_INTERVAL}" || "${UPGRADE_INTERVAL}" == "null" ]]; then
     UPGRADE_INTERVAL="8h"
 fi
 
-UPGRADE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".upgrade-wait-after-boot")
+UPGRADE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["upgrade-wait-after-boot"]')
 if [[ -z "${UPGRADE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT}" || "${UPGRADE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT}" == "null" ]]; then
     UPGRADE_WAIT_AFTER_BOOT="30min"
 fi
 
-NOFILE_LIMITS=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".nofile-limits")
+NOFILE_LIMITS=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["nofile-limits"]')
 if [[ -z "${NOFILE_LIMITS}" || "${NOFILE_LIMITS}" == "null" ]]; then
     NOFILE_LIMITS=false
 fi
 
-BREW_ANALYTICS=$(echo "${1}" | yq -I=0 ".brew-analytics")
+BREW_ANALYTICS=$(echo "${1}" | jq -r 'try .["brew-analytics"]')
 if [[ -z "${BREW_ANALYTICS}" || "${BREW_ANALYTICS}" == "null" ]]; then
     BREW_ANALYTICS=true
 fi
diff --git a/modules/chezmoi/chezmoi.sh b/modules/chezmoi/chezmoi.sh
index e9c1e151..510f1a58 100644
--- a/modules/chezmoi/chezmoi.sh
+++ b/modules/chezmoi/chezmoi.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ if [[ $DEBUG == true ]]; then
 fi
 
 # The repository with your chezmoi dotfiles. (default: null)
-DOTFILE_REPOSITORY=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".repository") # (string)
+DOTFILE_REPOSITORY=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["repository"]') # (string)
 # The chezmoi repository branch to use.
-DOTFILE_BRANCH=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".branch")
+DOTFILE_BRANCH=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["branch"]')
 if [[ -n "${DOTFILE_BRANCH}" && "${DOTFILE_BRANCH}" != "null" ]]; then
   INIT_BRANCH_FLAG="--branch ${DOTFILE_BRANCH}"
 else
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 #
 # To turn on lingering for a given user, run the following commmand with sudo:
 # 'sudo loginctl enable-linger <username>'
-ALL_USERS=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".all-users") # (boolean)
+ALL_USERS=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["all-users"]') # (boolean)
 if [[ -z $ALL_USERS || $ALL_USERS == "null" ]]; then
 	ALL_USERS=true
 fi
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@ fi
 # This string is passed on directly to systemd's OnUnitInactiveSec. Complete syntax is described here:
 # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.time.html#
 # Examples: '1d' (1 day - default), '6h' (6 hours), '10m' (10 minutes)
-RUN_EVERY=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".run-every") # (string)
+RUN_EVERY=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["run-every"]') # (string)
 if [[ -z $RUN_EVERY || $RUN_EVERY == "null" ]]; then
 	RUN_EVERY="1d"
 fi
 # chezmoi-update.service will also run this much time after the system has booted.
 # Same syntax as RUN_EVERY (default: '5m')
-WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".wait-after-boot") # (string)
+WAIT_AFTER_BOOT=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["wait-after-boot"]') # (string)
 if [[ -z $WAIT_AFTER_BOOT || $WAIT_AFTER_BOOT == "null" ]]; then
 	WAIT_AFTER_BOOT="5m"
 fi
 
 # If true, disables automatic initialization of chezmoi if no dotfile directory is found. (default: false)
-DISABLE_INIT=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".disable-init") # (boolean)
+DISABLE_INIT=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["disable-init"]') # (boolean)
 if [[ -z $DISABLE_INIT || $DISABLE_INIT == "null" ]]; then
 	DISABLE_INIT=false
 fi
 # If true, disables automatic activation of 'chezmoi-update.timer'. (default: false)
-DISABLE_UPDATE=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".disable-update") # (boolean)
+DISABLE_UPDATE=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["disable-update"]') # (boolean)
 if [[ -z $DISABLE_UPDATE || $DISABLE_UPDATE == "null" ]]; then
 	DISABLE_UPDATE=false
 fi
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fi
 # Determines how chezmoi handles conflicting files. (default: "skip")
 # "skip" will not replace files that have changed.
 # "replace" will overwrite all files that have changed.
-FILE_CONFLICT_POLICY=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".file-conflict-policy") # (string)
+FILE_CONFLICT_POLICY=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["file-conflict-policy"]') # (string)
 if [[ -z $FILE_CONFLICT_POLICY || $FILE_CONFLICT_POLICY == "null" ]]; then
 	FILE_CONFLICT_POLICY="skip"
 fi
diff --git a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/default-flatpaks.sh b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/default-flatpaks.sh
index f95741cb..78f18cf0 100644
--- a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/default-flatpaks.sh
+++ b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/default-flatpaks.sh
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ cp -r "$MODULE_DIRECTORY"/default-flatpaks/user-flatpak-setup.timer /usr/lib/sys
 configure_flatpak_repo () {
     CONFIG_FILE=$1
     INSTALL_LEVEL=$2
-    REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/$INSTALL_LEVEL/repo-info.yml"
-    get_yaml_array INSTALL ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+    REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/$INSTALL_LEVEL/repo-info.json"
+    get_json_array INSTALL "try .$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
 
     # Checks pre-configured repo info, if exists
     if [[ -f $REPO_INFO ]]; then
         echo "Existing $INSTALL_LEVEL configuration found:"
         cat $REPO_INFO
-        CONFIG_URL=$(yq ".repo-url" "$REPO_INFO")
-        CONFIG_NAME=$(yq ".repo-name" "$REPO_INFO")
-        CONFIG_TITLE=$(yq ".repo-title" "$REPO_INFO")
+        CONFIG_URL=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-url"]' "$REPO_INFO")
+        CONFIG_NAME=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-name"]' "$REPO_INFO")
+        CONFIG_TITLE=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-title"]' "$REPO_INFO")
     else
         CONFIG_URL="null"
         CONFIG_NAME="null"
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ configure_flatpak_repo () {
     fi
 
     echo "Configuring $INSTALL_LEVEL repo in $REPO_INFO"
-    REPO_URL=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | yq -I=0 ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.repo-url")
-    REPO_NAME=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | yq -I=0 ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.repo-name")
-    REPO_TITLE=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | yq -I=0 ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.repo-title")
+    REPO_URL=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | jq -r --arg INSTALL_LEVEL "$INSTALL_LEVEL" 'try getpath([$INSTALL_LEVEL, "repo-url"])')
+    REPO_NAME=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | jq -r --arg INSTALL_LEVEL "$INSTALL_LEVEL" 'try getpath([$INSTALL_LEVEL, "repo-name"])')
+    REPO_TITLE=$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | jq -r --arg INSTALL_LEVEL "$INSTALL_LEVEL" 'try getpath([$INSTALL_LEVEL, "repo-title"])')
 
     # If repo-name isn't configured, use flathub as fallback
     # Checked separately from URL to allow custom naming
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ configure_flatpak_repo () {
     touch $REPO_INFO
     # EOF breaks if the contents are indented,
     # so the below lines are intentionally un-indented
-    cat > $REPO_INFO <<EOF
-repo-url: "$REPO_URL"
-repo-name: "$REPO_NAME"
-repo-title: "$REPO_TITLE"
+cat > $REPO_INFO <<EOF
+{
+    "repo-url": "$REPO_URL",
+    "repo-name": "$REPO_NAME",
+    "repo-title": "$REPO_TITLE"
+}
 EOF
 
     # Show results of repo configuration
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ configure_lists () {
     INSTALL_LEVEL=$2
     INSTALL_LIST="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/$INSTALL_LEVEL/install"
     REMOVE_LIST="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/$INSTALL_LEVEL/remove"
-    get_yaml_array INSTALL ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
-    get_yaml_array REMOVE ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.remove[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+    get_json_array INSTALL "try .$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+    get_json_array REMOVE "try .$INSTALL_LEVEL.remove[]" "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
     echo "Creating $INSTALL_LEVEL Flatpak install list at $INSTALL_LIST"
     if [[ ${#INSTALL[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
@@ -104,13 +106,13 @@ configure_lists () {
 }
 
 check_flatpak_id_validity_from_flathub () {
-      if [[ -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.yml" ]]; then
-        SYSTEM_FLATHUB_REPO=$(yq .repo-url "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.yml")
+      if [[ -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.json" ]]; then
+        SYSTEM_FLATHUB_REPO=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-url"]' "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.json")
       else
         SYSTEM_FLATHUB_REPO=""
       fi  
-      if [[ -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.yml" ]]; then
-        USER_FLATHUB_REPO=$(yq .repo-url "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.yml")
+      if [[ -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.json" ]]; then
+        USER_FLATHUB_REPO=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-url"]' "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.json")
       else
         USER_FLATHUB_REPO=""
       fi  
@@ -118,8 +120,8 @@ check_flatpak_id_validity_from_flathub () {
       URL="https://flathub.org/apps"
       CONFIG_FILE="${1}"
       INSTALL_LEVEL="${2}"
-      get_yaml_array INSTALL ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
-      get_yaml_array REMOVE ".$INSTALL_LEVEL.remove[]" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
+      get_json_array INSTALL "try .$INSTALL_LEVEL.install[]" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
+      get_json_array REMOVE "try .$INSTALL_LEVEL.remove[]" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
       if [[ "${SYSTEM_FLATHUB_REPO}" == "${FLATHUB_REPO_LINK}" ]] || [[ "${USER_FLATHUB_REPO}" == "${FLATHUB_REPO_LINK}" ]]; then
         echo "Safe-checking if ${INSTALL_LEVEL} flatpak IDs are typed correctly. If test fails, build also fails"
         if [[ ${#INSTALL[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ systemctl enable -f system-flatpak-setup.timer
 systemctl enable -f --global user-flatpak-setup.timer
 
 # Check that `system` is present before configuring. Also copy template list files before writing Flatpak IDs.
-if [[ ! $(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".system") == "null" ]]; then
+if [[ $(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["system"]') != "null" ]]; then
     configure_flatpak_repo "$1" "system"
     if [ ! -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/install" ]; then
       cp -r "$MODULE_DIRECTORY"/default-flatpaks/config/system/install /usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/install
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ if [[ ! $(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".system") == "null" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Check that `user` is present before configuring. Also copy template list files before writing Flatpak IDs.
-if [[ ! $(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".user") == "null" ]]; then
+if [[ $(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["user"]') != "null" ]]; then
     configure_flatpak_repo "$1" "user"
     if [ ! -f "/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/install" ]; then
       cp -r "$MODULE_DIRECTORY"/default-flatpaks/config/user/install /usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/install
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ check_flatpak_id_validity_from_flathub "${1}" "system"
 check_flatpak_id_validity_from_flathub "${1}" "user"
 
 echo "Configuring default-flatpaks notifications"
-NOTIFICATIONS=$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".notify")
+NOTIFICATIONS=$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["notify"]')
 CONFIG_NOTIFICATIONS="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/notifications"
 cp -r "${MODULE_DIRECTORY}/default-flatpaks/config/notifications" "${CONFIG_NOTIFICATIONS}"
 if [[ -z "${NOTIFICATIONS}" ]] || [[ "${NOTIFICATIONS}" == "null" ]]; then
diff --git a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/system-flatpak-setup b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/system-flatpak-setup
index edfef5f0..8ab2dd2c 100755
--- a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/system-flatpak-setup
+++ b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/system-flatpak-setup
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ check_internet_connection() {
     return 1
 }
 
-REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.yml"
-REPO_URL=$(yq '.repo-url' $REPO_INFO)
-REPO_NAME=$(yq '.repo-name' $REPO_INFO)
-REPO_TITLE=$(yq '.repo-title' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/system/repo-info.json"
+REPO_URL=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-url"]' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_NAME=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-name"]' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_TITLE=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-title"]' $REPO_INFO)
 
 # Opt out of and remove Fedora's system flatpak repos
 FLATPAK_SYSTEM_REMOTES=($(flatpak --system remotes))
diff --git a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/user-flatpak-setup b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/user-flatpak-setup
index 7437d5ed..bb322d3c 100755
--- a/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/user-flatpak-setup
+++ b/modules/default-flatpaks/v1/user-flatpak-setup
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ check_internet_connection() {
     return 1
 }
 
-REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.yml"
-REPO_URL=$(yq '.repo-url' $REPO_INFO)
-REPO_NAME=$(yq '.repo-name' $REPO_INFO)
-REPO_TITLE=$(yq '.repo-title' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_INFO="/usr/share/bluebuild/default-flatpaks/user/repo-info.json"
+REPO_URL=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-url"]' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_NAME=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-name"]' $REPO_INFO)
+REPO_TITLE=$(jq -r 'try .["repo-title"]' $REPO_INFO)
 
 # Remove Fedora's flatpak user repos, if they exist
 FLATPAK_USER_REMOTES=($(flatpak --user remotes))
diff --git a/modules/files/files.sh b/modules/files/files.sh
index 105ff7b8..f7bf564e 100644
--- a/modules/files/files.sh
+++ b/modules/files/files.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Tell build process to exit if there are any errors.
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array FILES '.files[]' "$1"
+get_json_array FILES 'try .["files"][]' "$1"
 
 # Support for legacy "/tmp/config/" to satisfy transition period to "/tmp/files/"
 if [[ "${CONFIG_DIRECTORY}" == "/tmp/config" ]]; then
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ if [[ ${#FILES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "Adding files to image"
     for pair in "${FILES[@]}"; do
       # Support for legacy recipe format to satisfy transition period to new source/destination recipe format
-      if [[ $(echo $pair | yq '.source') == "null" || -z $(echo $pair | yq '.source') ]] && [[ $(echo $pair | yq '.destination') == "null" || -z $(echo $pair | yq '.destination') ]]; then
+      if [[ $(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["source"]') == "null" || -z $(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["source"]') ]] && [[ $(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["destination"]') == "null" || -z $(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["destination"]') ]]; then
         echo "ATTENTION: You are using the legacy module recipe format"
         echo "           It is advised to switch to new module recipe format,"
         echo "           which contains 'source' & 'destination' YAML keys"
         echo "           For more details, please visit 'files' module documentation:"
         echo "           https://blue-build.org/reference/modules/files/"
-        FILE="$PWD/$(echo $pair | yq 'to_entries | .[0].key')"
-        DEST=$(echo $pair | yq 'to_entries | .[0].value')
+        FILE="$PWD/$(echo $pair | jq -r 'to_entries | .[0].key')"
+        DEST=$(echo $pair | jq -r 'to_entries | .[0].value')
       else
-        FILE="$PWD/$(echo $pair | yq '.source')"
-        DEST=$(echo $pair | yq '.destination')
+        FILE="$PWD/$(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["source"]')"
+        DEST=$(echo "$pair" | jq -r 'try .["destination"]')
       fi 
         if [ -d "$FILE" ]; then
             if [ ! -d "$DEST" ]; then
diff --git a/modules/fonts/fonts.sh b/modules/fonts/fonts.sh
index 978357d9..262f9cb0 100644
--- a/modules/fonts/fonts.sh
+++ b/modules/fonts/fonts.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Workaround for fonts module failing on legacy templates (with build.sh)
-get_yaml_array() {
-    # creates array $1 with content at key $2 from $3
-    readarray "$1" < <(echo "$3" | yq -I=0 "$2")
-}
-
 MODULE_DIRECTORY="${MODULE_DIRECTORY:-"/tmp/modules"}"
 for SOURCE in "$MODULE_DIRECTORY"/fonts/sources/*.sh; do
     chmod +x "${SOURCE}"
 
     # get array of fonts for current source
     FILENAME=$(basename -- "${SOURCE}")
-    get_yaml_array FONTS ".fonts.${FILENAME%.*}[]" "$1"
+    ARRAY_NAME="${FILENAME%.*}"    
+    FONTS=("$(echo "${1}" | jq -c -r --arg ARRAY_NAME "${ARRAY_NAME}" 'try .[$ARRAY_NAME][]')")
 
     if [ ${#FONTS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
         bash "${SOURCE}" "${FONTS[@]}"
diff --git a/modules/gnome-extensions/gnome-extensions.sh b/modules/gnome-extensions/gnome-extensions.sh
index 9f40ae43..49e2435b 100644
--- a/modules/gnome-extensions/gnome-extensions.sh
+++ b/modules/gnome-extensions/gnome-extensions.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # Tell build process to exit if there are any errors.
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array INSTALL '.install[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array UNINSTALL '.uninstall[]' "$1"
+get_json_array INSTALL 'try .["install"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array UNINSTALL 'try .["uninstall"][]' "$1"
 
 if [[ ${#INSTALL[@]} -lt 1 ]] && [[ ${#UNINSTALL[@]} -lt 1 ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: You did not specify the extension to install or uninstall in module recipe file"
diff --git a/modules/gschema-overrides/gschema-overrides.sh b/modules/gschema-overrides/gschema-overrides.sh
index a551227b..8e3454a6 100644
--- a/modules/gschema-overrides/gschema-overrides.sh
+++ b/modules/gschema-overrides/gschema-overrides.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array INCLUDE '.include[]' "$1"
+get_json_array INCLUDE 'try .["include"][]' "$1"
 
 SCHEMA_INCLUDE_LOCATION="${CONFIG_DIRECTORY}/gschema-overrides"
 SCHEMA_TEST_LOCATION="/tmp/bluebuild-schema-test"
diff --git a/modules/justfiles/justfiles.sh b/modules/justfiles/justfiles.sh
index 8592b346..e9e5c7d9 100644
--- a/modules/justfiles/justfiles.sh
+++ b/modules/justfiles/justfiles.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array CONFIG_SELECTION '.include[]' "$1"
-VALIDATE="$(echo "$1" | yq -I=0 ".validate")"
+get_json_array CONFIG_SELECTION 'try .["include"][]' "$1"
+VALIDATE="$(echo "$1" | jq -r 'try .["validate"]')"
 
 IMPORT_FILE="/usr/share/ublue-os/just/60-custom.just"
 CONFIG_FOLDER="${CONFIG_DIRECTORY}/justfiles"
diff --git a/modules/rpm-ostree/rpm-ostree.sh b/modules/rpm-ostree/rpm-ostree.sh
index 3356af34..21e3d5e7 100644
--- a/modules/rpm-ostree/rpm-ostree.sh
+++ b/modules/rpm-ostree/rpm-ostree.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # Pull in repos
-get_yaml_array REPOS '.repos[]' "$1"
+get_json_array REPOS 'try .["repos"][]' "$1"
 if [[ ${#REPOS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "Adding repositories"
     for REPO in "${REPOS[@]}"; do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [[ ${#REPOS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     done
 fi
 
-get_yaml_array KEYS '.keys[]' "$1" 
+get_json_array KEYS 'try .["keys"][]' "$1" 
 if [[ ${#KEYS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "Adding keys"
     for KEY in "${KEYS[@]}"; do
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [[ ${#KEYS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Create symlinks to fix packages that create directories in /opt
-get_yaml_array OPTFIX '.optfix[]' "$1"
+get_json_array OPTFIX 'try .["optfix"][]' "$1"
 if [[ ${#OPTFIX[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "Creating symlinks to fix packages that install to /opt"
     # Create symlink for /opt to /var/opt since it is not created in the image yet
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ if [[ ${#OPTFIX[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     done
 fi
 
-get_yaml_array INSTALL_PKGS '.install[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array REMOVE_PKGS '.remove[]' "$1"
+get_json_array INSTALL_PKGS 'try .["install"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array REMOVE_PKGS 'try .["remove"][]' "$1"
 
 CLASSIC_INSTALL=false
 HTTPS_INSTALL=false
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ elif [[ ${#REMOVE_PKGS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     rpm-ostree override remove "${REMOVE_PKGS[@]}"
 fi
 
-get_yaml_array REPLACE '.replace[]' "$1"
+get_json_array REPLACE 'try .["replace"][]' "$1"
 
 # Override-replace RPM packages
 if [[ ${#REPLACE[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     for REPLACEMENT in "${REPLACE[@]}"; do
 
         # Get repository
-        REPO=$(echo "${REPLACEMENT}" | yq -I=0 ".from-repo")
+        REPO=$(echo "${REPLACEMENT}" | jq -r 'try .["from-repo"]')
         REPO="${REPO//%OS_VERSION%/${OS_VERSION}}"
 
         # Ensure repository is provided
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ if [[ ${#REPLACE[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
         FILE_NAME=$(awk -F'/' '{print $9}' <<< "${REPO}" | sed 's/\?.*//') # Remove params after '?'
 
         # Get packages to replace
-        get_yaml_array PACKAGES '.packages[]' "${REPLACEMENT}"
+        get_json_array PACKAGES 'try .["packages"][]' "${REPLACEMENT}"
         REPLACE_STR="$(echo "${PACKAGES[*]}" | tr -d '\n')"
 
         # Ensure packages are provided
diff --git a/modules/script/script.sh b/modules/script/script.sh
index c9627660..9ec0ae11 100644
--- a/modules/script/script.sh
+++ b/modules/script/script.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Tell build process to exit if there are any errors.
 set -euo pipefail
 
-get_yaml_array SCRIPTS '.scripts[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array SNIPPETS '.snippets[]' "$1"
+get_json_array SCRIPTS 'try .["scripts"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array SNIPPETS 'try .["snippets"][]' "$1"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2153
 if [[ ${#SCRIPTS[@]} -gt 0  ]]; then
diff --git a/modules/systemd/systemd.sh b/modules/systemd/systemd.sh
index 056054a1..af9c90b1 100644
--- a/modules/systemd/systemd.sh
+++ b/modules/systemd/systemd.sh
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ if [[ -d "$USER_UNIT_INCLUDE" ]]; then
 fi  
 
 # Systemd units configuration (enable, disable, unmask & mask)
-get_yaml_array ENABLED '.system.enabled[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array DISABLED '.system.disabled[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array UNMASKED '.system.unmasked[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array MASKED '.system.masked[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array USER_ENABLED '.user.enabled[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array USER_DISABLED '.user.disabled[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array USER_UNMASKED '.user.unmasked[]' "$1"
-get_yaml_array USER_MASKED '.user.masked[]' "$1"
+get_json_array ENABLED 'try .["system"].["enabled"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array DISABLED 'try .["system"].["disabled"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array UNMASKED 'try .["system"].["unmasked"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array MASKED 'try .["system"].["masked"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array USER_ENABLED 'try .["user"].["enabled"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array USER_DISABLED 'try .["user"].["disabled"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array USER_UNMASKED 'try .["user"].["unmasked"][]' "$1"
+get_json_array USER_MASKED 'try .["user"].["masked"][]' "$1"
 
 if [[ ${#ENABLED[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     for unit in "${ENABLED[@]}"; do
diff --git a/modules/yafti/yafti.sh b/modules/yafti/yafti.sh
index fb8dcb0b..ff411afe 100644
--- a/modules/yafti/yafti.sh
+++ b/modules/yafti/yafti.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ YAFTI_FILE="${FIRSTBOOT_DATA}/yafti.yml"
 get_yaml_array FLATPAKS '.custom-flatpaks[]' "$1"
 if [[ ${#FLATPAKS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "Adding Flatpaks to yafti.yml"
-    yq -i '.screens.applications.values.groups.Custom.description = "Flatpaks suggested by the image maintainer."' "${YAFTI_FILE}"
-    yq -i '.screens.applications.values.groups.Custom.default = true' "${YAFTI_FILE}"
+    sed -i -e '/- Boatswain for Streamdeck: com.feaneron.Boatswain/a \
+        Custom:\n          description: Flatpaks suggested by the image maintainer.\n          default: true' "${YAFTI_FILE}"
 
     for pkg in "${FLATPAKS[@]}"; do
         echo "Adding to yafti: ${pkg}"
-        yq -i ".screens.applications.values.groups.Custom.packages += [$pkg]" "${YAFTI_FILE}"
+        sed -i '/^[[:space:]]*Custom:/ { 
+        n; n; n; 
+        i\
+            - REPLACEMEHERE
+    }' "${YAFTI_FILE}"    
+        sed -i "s/            - REPLACEMEHERE/            - ${pkg}/g" "${YAFTI_FILE}"
     done
 fi