diff --git a/rust/src/krb/log.rs b/rust/src/krb/log.rs
index 7cb952581bc7..58c0d64b4893 100644
--- a/rust/src/krb/log.rs
+++ b/rust/src/krb/log.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::krb::krb5::{KRB5Transaction,test_weak_encryption};
 
 fn krb5_log_response(jsb: &mut JsonBuilder, tx: &mut KRB5Transaction) -> Result<(), JsonError>
 {
+    jsb.open_object("krb5")?;
     match tx.error_code {
         Some(c) => {
             jsb.set_string("msg_type", &format!("{:?}", tx.msg_type))?;
@@ -63,12 +64,13 @@ fn krb5_log_response(jsb: &mut JsonBuilder, tx: &mut KRB5Transaction) -> Result<
         jsb.set_string("ticket_encryption", &refs)?;
         jsb.set_bool("ticket_weak_encryption", test_weak_encryption(x))?;
     }
+    jsb.close()?;
 
     return Ok(());
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn rs_krb5_log_json_response(jsb: &mut JsonBuilder, tx: &mut KRB5Transaction) -> bool
+pub extern "C" fn rs_krb5_log_json_response(tx: &mut KRB5Transaction, jsb: &mut JsonBuilder) -> bool
 {
     krb5_log_response(jsb, tx).is_ok()
 }
diff --git a/src/output-json-krb5.c b/src/output-json-krb5.c
index 5e6fbad5ecd1..9fc45c5d3c53 100644
--- a/src/output-json-krb5.c
+++ b/src/output-json-krb5.c
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ static int JsonKRB5Logger(ThreadVars *tv, void *thread_data,
         return TM_ECODE_FAILED;
     }
 
-    jb_open_object(jb, "krb5");
-    if (!rs_krb5_log_json_response(jb, krb5tx)) {
+    if (!rs_krb5_log_json_response(krb5tx, jb)) {
         goto error;
     }
-    jb_close(jb);
 
     OutputJsonBuilderBuffer(jb, thread);
 
diff --git a/src/output.c b/src/output.c
index 5aa341d2cbd4..149dda58c284 100644
--- a/src/output.c
+++ b/src/output.c
@@ -1149,8 +1149,8 @@ static EveJsonSimpleAppLayerLogger simple_json_applayer_loggers[ALPROTO_MAX] = {
     { ALPROTO_NTP, NULL }, // no logging
     { ALPROTO_FTPDATA, EveFTPDataAddMetadata },
     { ALPROTO_TFTP, (EveJsonSimpleTxLogFunc)rs_tftp_log_json_request },
-    { ALPROTO_IKE, NULL },  // special: uses state
-    { ALPROTO_KRB5, NULL }, // TODO missing
+    { ALPROTO_IKE, NULL }, // special: uses state
+    { ALPROTO_KRB5, (EveJsonSimpleTxLogFunc)rs_krb5_log_json_response },
     { ALPROTO_QUIC, rs_quic_to_json },
     { ALPROTO_DHCP, NULL }, // TODO missing
     { ALPROTO_SNMP, (EveJsonSimpleTxLogFunc)rs_snmp_log_json_response },