diff --git a/UI/install.sh b/UI/install.sh
index 8f4d62b..102d046 100644
--- a/UI/install.sh
+++ b/UI/install.sh
@@ -144,14 +144,8 @@ install_web_server() {
     # Determine required PHP packages
     PHP_PACKAGES="php${PHP_VERSION} php${PHP_VERSION}-curl"
     
-    # Check if json extension needs to be installed separately (older PHP versions)
-    if apt-cache show "php${PHP_VERSION}-json" >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
-       ! apt-cache show "php${PHP_VERSION}-json" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "virtual package"; then
-        PHP_PACKAGES="$PHP_PACKAGES php${PHP_VERSION}-json"
-        log "INFO" "Will install php${PHP_VERSION}-json separately"
-    else
-        log "INFO" "JSON support is included in main PHP package"
-    fi
+    # JSON support is bundled in modern PHP versions (php-cli, php-fpm, etc.)
+    log "INFO" "Skipping php${PHP_VERSION}-json as it's bundled in php${PHP_VERSION}-cli"
     
     if [[ "$WEB_SERVER" == "apache" ]]; then
         # Install Apache and PHP
@@ -364,6 +358,13 @@ test_installation() {
     # Test PHP
     if php -v > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         log "SUCCESS" "PHP is working"
+        
+        # Test JSON support
+        if php -r 'var_dump(function_exists("json_encode"));' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "bool(true)"; then
+            log "SUCCESS" "PHP JSON support is available"
+        else
+            log "WARNING" "PHP JSON support may not be available"
+        fi
     else
         log "ERROR" "PHP is not working"
     fi