diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f882e8dd..67bcf946 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 v3.0.????? - ?
 ---------------------------
 
+ - Makes clear to the user whenever the audit log is empty due to missing
+   JSON support.
+   [Issue #1585 - @zimmerle]
+ - Makes auditlog more verbose on debug logs
+   [Issue: #1559 - @zimmerle]
  - Enable support for AuditLogFormat
    [Issue: #1583, #1493 and #1453 - @victorhora]
  - Adds macro expansion for @rx operator
diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index 1efd341a..487033e6 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ std::string Transaction::toJSON(int parts) {
 
     return log;
 #else
-    return std::string("");
+    return std::string("{\"error\":\"ModSecurity was not compiled with JSON support.\"}");
 #endif
 }