diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/api.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/api.py
index 9807a9cd6..66db37cb5 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/api.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/api.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def generate_api(cli):
         keyboard_readme_src = Path('keyboards') / keyboard_name / 'readme.md'
 
         keyboard_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        keyboard_info.write_text(json.dumps(kb_all['keyboards'][keyboard_name]))
+        keyboard_info.write_text(json.dumps({'last_updated': current_datetime(), 'keyboards': {keyboard_name: kb_all['keyboards'][keyboard_name]}}))
 
         if keyboard_readme_src.exists():
             copyfile(keyboard_readme_src, keyboard_readme)
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/info.py b/lib/python/qmk/info.py
index d73ba8cfb..f476dc666 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/info.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/info.py
@@ -230,11 +230,15 @@ def merge_info_jsons(keyboard, info_data):
     """
     for info_file in find_info_json(keyboard):
         # Load and validate the JSON data
-        with info_file.open('r') as info_fd:
-            new_info_data = json.load(info_fd)
+        try:
+            with info_file.open('r') as info_fd:
+                new_info_data = json.load(info_fd)
+        except Exception as e:
+            _log_error(info_data, "Invalid JSON in file %s: %s: %s" % (str(info_file), e.__class__.__name__, e))
+            continue
 
         if not isinstance(new_info_data, dict):
-            _log_error(info_data, "Invalid file %s, root object should be a dictionary.", str(info_file))
+            _log_error(info_data, "Invalid file %s, root object should be a dictionary." % (str(info_file),))
             continue
 
         # Copy whitelisted keys into `info_data`