diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/batch_get_inference_job_status_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/batch_get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
index 405e0f61a8..cba4fcc99b 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/batch_get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/batch_get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use actix_web::{HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, web};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
-use actix_web::web::Path;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
 use actix_web_lab::extract::Query;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use log::error;
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for BatchGetInferenceJobStatusError {
 pub async fn batch_get_inference_job_status_handler(
   http_request: HttpRequest,
   query: Query<BatchGetInferenceJobStatusQueryParams>,
-  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, BatchGetInferenceJobStatusError>
-{
+  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>
+) -> Result<Json<BatchGetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse>, BatchGetInferenceJobStatusError> {
+
   let tokens = query.tokens.iter()
       .map(|token| token.trim())
       // NB: A bunch of Python clients use our API and can fail in this manner.
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ pub async fn batch_get_inference_job_status_handler(
       .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
   if tokens.is_empty() {
-    return records_to_response(Vec::new());
+    return Ok(records_to_response(Vec::new()));
   }
 
   // NB: Since this is publicly exposed, we don't query sensitive data.
@@ -230,30 +231,20 @@ pub async fn batch_get_inference_job_status_handler(
     };
   }
 
-  records_to_response(records)
+  Ok(records_to_response(records))
 }
 
-fn records_to_response(records: Vec<GenericInferenceJobStatus>) -> Result<HttpResponse, BatchGetInferenceJobStatusError> {
-  let records = records.into_iter()
-      .map(|record| {
-        db_record_to_response_payload(record, None)
-      })
-      .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-  let response = BatchGetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse {
+fn records_to_response(records: Vec<GenericInferenceJobStatus>)
+  -> Json<BatchGetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse>
+{
+  Json(BatchGetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse {
     success: true,
-    job_states: records,
-  };
-
-  let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-      .map_err(|e| {
-        error!("error returning response: {:?}",  e);
-        BatchGetInferenceJobStatusError::ServerError
-      })?;
-
-  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-      .content_type("application/json")
-      .body(body))
+    job_states: records.into_iter()
+        .map(|record| {
+          db_record_to_response_payload(record, None)
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+  })
 }
 
 fn db_record_to_response_payload(
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
index 79b36f3294..f2fcb21549 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status_handler.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use actix_web::{HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, web};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
-use actix_web::web::Path;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use log::error;
 use r2d2_redis::redis::{Commands, RedisResult};
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for GetInferenceJobStatusError {
 pub async fn get_inference_job_status_handler(
   http_request: HttpRequest,
   path: Path<GetInferenceJobStatusPathInfo>,
-  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, GetInferenceJobStatusError>
+  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<Json<GetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse>, GetInferenceJobStatusError>
 {
   if path.token.as_str().trim() == "None" {
     // NB: A bunch of Python clients use our API and can fail in this manner.
@@ -231,20 +231,10 @@ pub async fn get_inference_job_status_handler(
   let record_for_response = record_to_payload(
     record, maybe_extra_status_description);
 
-  let response = GetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse {
+  Ok(Json(GetInferenceJobStatusSuccessResponse {
     success: true,
     state: record_for_response,
-  };
-
-  let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-      .map_err(|e| {
-        error!("error returning response: {:?}",  e);
-        GetInferenceJobStatusError::ServerError
-      })?;
-
-  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-      .content_type("application/json")
-      .body(body))
+  }))
 }
 
 fn record_to_payload(
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/list_session_jobs_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/list_session_jobs_handler.rs
index ee58c05f0f..538b4e81c3 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/list_session_jobs_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/list_session_jobs_handler.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use actix_web::{HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, web};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
-use actix_web::web::Path;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
 use actix_web_lab::extract::Query;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
 use log::{error, warn};
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for ListSessionJobsError {
 pub async fn list_session_jobs_handler(
   http_request: HttpRequest,
   query: Query<ListSessionJobsQueryParams>,
-  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, ListSessionJobsError>
-{
+  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>
+) -> Result<Json<ListSessionJobsSuccessResponse>, ListSessionJobsError> {
+
   let mut mysql_connection = server_state.mysql_pool
       .acquire()
       .await
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ pub async fn list_session_jobs_handler(
   records_to_response(records)
 }
 
-fn records_to_response(records: Vec<GenericInferenceJobStatus>) -> Result<HttpResponse, ListSessionJobsError> {
+fn records_to_response(records: Vec<GenericInferenceJobStatus>) -> Result<Json<ListSessionJobsSuccessResponse>, ListSessionJobsError> {
   let mut records = records.into_iter()
       .map(|record| {
         db_record_to_response_payload(record, None)
@@ -296,20 +297,10 @@ fn records_to_response(records: Vec<GenericInferenceJobStatus>) -> Result<HttpRe
     success_count <= 3
   });
 
-  let response = ListSessionJobsSuccessResponse {
+  Ok(Json(ListSessionJobsSuccessResponse {
     success: true,
     jobs: records,
-  };
-
-  let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-      .map_err(|e| {
-        error!("error returning response: {:?}",  e);
-        ListSessionJobsError::ServerError
-      })?;
-
-  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-      .content_type("application/json")
-      .body(body))
+  }))
 }
 
 fn db_record_to_response_payload(