diff --git a/kuma-push.sh b/kuma-push.sh
index d4d6ca2..24dbb61 100644
--- a/kuma-push.sh
+++ b/kuma-push.sh
@@ -1,54 +1,50 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ###############################################################################
-# Push local status checks to Uptime Kuma
-# Requires: bash ≥4, curl, yq (mikefarah/go-yq), optional docker & systemd
+# Uptime Kuma push script using JSON inventory + jq
 ###############################################################################
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-CFG="/opt/kuma-checks.yaml"
+CFG="/opt/kuma-checks.json"
 BASE="https://status.jordanwages.com/api/push"
 CURL_OPTS=(--silent --show-error --max-time 4)
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# Small random delay so many VMs don't hammer Kuma at the same second
-sleep $(( RANDOM % 5 ))    # 0-4 s
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# 0-4 s start-up jitter so many VMs don’t hit Kuma simultaneously
+sleep $(( RANDOM % 5 ))
 
-push() {                    # id status msg ping
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+push() {          # $1 token  $2 status  $3 msg  $4 ping-ms
   curl "${CURL_OPTS[@]}" \
        "${BASE}/${1}?status=${2}&msg=${3// /%20}&ping=${4}" \
-       || true              # don't let a failed push abort the script
+       || true             # don’t abort script if push itself fails
 }
 
-check_http() {              # url
-  local start code
-  start=$(date +%s%3N)
+check_http() {    # arg: URL
+  local t0=$(date +%s%3N)
+  local code
   code=$(curl "${CURL_OPTS[@]}" -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "$1" || echo 000)
-  echo "$([[ $code =~ ^2|3 ]] && echo up || echo down) $(( $(date +%s%3N)-start ))"
+  echo "$([[ $code =~ ^2|3 ]] && echo up || echo down) $(( $(date +%s%3N) - t0 ))"
 }
-
 check_service() { systemctl is-active --quiet "$1" && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
 check_docker()  { docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$1" &>/dev/null && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
-check_mount()   { mountpoint -q "$1" && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
-check_native()  { echo "up 0"; }   # simply reports "alive"
+check_mount()   { mountpoint -q "$1" 2>/dev/null && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
+check_native()  { echo "up 0"; }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# Iterate over YAML entries (null-delimited to survive spaces)
-while IFS= read -r -d '' line; do
-  name=$(yq eval '.name'   <<<"$line")
-  type=$(yq eval '.type'   <<<"$line")
-  tgt=$(yq  eval '.target' <<<"$line")
-  id=$(yq   eval '.push'   <<<"$line")
+# Loop over checks defined in the JSON inventory
+jq -c '.[]' "$CFG" | while IFS= read -r item; do
+  name=$(jq -r '.name'   <<<"$item")
+  type=$(jq -r '.type'   <<<"$item")
+  id=$(jq   -r '.push'   <<<"$item")
+  tgt=$(jq  -r '.target // empty' <<<"$item")   # may be absent for "native"
 
-  case $type in
+  case "$type" in
     http)    read -r stat ping < <(check_http    "$tgt") ;;
     service) read -r stat ping < <(check_service "$tgt") ;;
     docker)  read -r stat ping < <(check_docker  "$tgt") ;;
     mount)   read -r stat ping < <(check_mount   "$tgt") ;;
     native)  read -r stat ping < <(check_native)         ;;
-    *)       stat=down ping=0 ;;
+    *)       stat=down; ping=0 ;;
   esac
 
   push "$id" "$stat" "$name" "$ping"
-done < <(yq eval '.checks[] | @json' -o=json -I0 "$CFG" | tr '\n' '\0')
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+done