diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node.ts
index 46165078..d2f75fbe 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node.ts
@@ -9878,10 +9878,20 @@ function redactKnownSecrets(text: string, secrets: string[]): string {
 }
 
 function parseJsonObject(text: string): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  const trimmed = text.trim();
+  if (trimmed.length === 0) return null;
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(text) as unknown;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed) as unknown;
     return typeof parsed === "object" && parsed !== null && !Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed as Record<string, unknown> : null;
   } catch {
+    const start = trimmed.indexOf("{");
+    const end = trimmed.lastIndexOf("}");
+    if (start >= 0 && end > start) {
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed.slice(start, end + 1)) as unknown;
+        return typeof parsed === "object" && parsed !== null && !Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed as Record<string, unknown> : null;
+      } catch {}
+    }
     return null;
   }
 }