diff --git a/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py b/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
index e18392fd..2c91ebc2 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
+++ b/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ProjectGenerator(object):
         output = result['out']
         start_index = output.index('{"')
         stop_index = output.rindex('}')
-        data = json.loads(output[start_index + 1:stop_index + 1])
+        data = json.loads(output[start_index:stop_index + 1])
 
         return data