diff --git a/.changelog/24054.txt b/.changelog/24054.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..448f43df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/24054.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+cli: Fixed a bug in job status command where -t would act as though -json was also set
+```
diff --git a/command/job_status.go b/command/job_status.go
index 4de0d6e19..0f444646c 100644
--- a/command/job_status.go
+++ b/command/job_status.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (c *JobStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 					return 1
 				}
 
-				out, err := Format(true, c.tmpl, jsonJobs)
+				out, err := Format(c.json, c.tmpl, jsonJobs)
 				if err != nil {
 					c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 					return 1
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (c *JobStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 			return 1
 		}
 
-		out, err := Format(true, c.tmpl, jsonJobs)
+		out, err := Format(c.json, c.tmpl, jsonJobs)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return 1