diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
index c8105728054..37b1ef4a63c 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl LegacyEnrollmentTicket {
 
     pub fn hex_encoded(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let serialized = serde_json::to_vec(&self)
-            .map_err(|_err| ApiError::core("Failed to authenticate with Okta"))?;
+            .map_err(|_err| ApiError::core("Failed to hex-encode enrollment ticket"))?;
         Ok(hex::encode(serialized))
     }
 }
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ impl ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
         )
         .await
     }
+
+    pub fn hex_encoded(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        Ok(hex::encode(self.to_string()))
+    }
 }
 
 impl FromStr for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
@@ -398,8 +402,8 @@ impl FromStr for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
 
 impl Display for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let mut output = String::new();
-        output.push_str(&format!(
+        write!(
+            f,
             "{},{},{},{},{},{}",
             self.project_route.route,
             self.project_identifier,
@@ -407,11 +411,10 @@ impl Display for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
             String::from(&self.one_time_code),
             self.project_change_history,
             self.authority_change_history,
-        ));
+        )?;
         if let Some(authority_route) = &self.authority_route {
-            output.push_str(&format!(",{}", authority_route));
+            write!(f, ",{}", authority_route)?;
         }
-        write!(f, "{}", hex::encode(output))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -646,10 +649,9 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_exported_enrollment_ticket() {
+    fn test_enrollment_ticket_encoding_decoding() {
         let exported = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::new_test();
-        let encoded = exported.to_string();
-        let plain = String::from_utf8(hex::decode(&encoded).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let plain = exported.to_string();
         assert!(plain.contains(&String::from(&exported.one_time_code)));
         assert!(plain.contains(&exported.project_route.id));
         assert!(plain.contains(&exported.project_route.route.to_string()));
@@ -657,21 +659,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(plain.contains(&exported.project_change_history));
         assert!(plain.contains(&exported.authority_change_history));
 
-        let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&encoded).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
-
         let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&plain).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
 
         let json_encoded = serde_json::to_string(&exported).unwrap();
         let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&json_encoded).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
-    }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn exported_enrollment_ticket_from_hex() {
-        let exported = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::new_test();
-        let encoded = exported.to_string();
+        let encoded = exported.hex_encoded().unwrap();
         let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&encoded).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
     }
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
index 03fbe4d1a31..2ca4785202b 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use clap::Args;
 use colorful::Colorful;
-use miette::miette;
+use miette::{miette, IntoDiagnostic};
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::shared_args::{IdentityOpts, RetryOpts, TrustOpts};
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ pub struct TicketCommand {
 
     #[command(flatten)]
     retry_opts: RetryOpts,
+
+    /// Return the ticket in hex encoded format
+    #[arg(long, hide = true)]
+    hex_encoded: bool,
+
+    /// Return the ticket using the legacy encoding format
+    #[arg(long, hide = true)]
+    legacy: bool,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -142,9 +150,22 @@ impl Command for TicketCommand {
             project.authority_access_route.as_ref(),
         )
         .import()
-        .await?
-        .export_legacy()?;
-        let encoded_ticket = ticket.hex_encoded()?.to_string();
+        .await?;
+        let (as_json, encoded_ticket) = if cmd.legacy {
+            let exported = ticket.export_legacy()?;
+            (
+                serde_json::to_string(&exported).into_diagnostic()?,
+                exported.hex_encoded()?,
+            )
+        } else {
+            let exported = ticket.export()?;
+            let encoded = if cmd.hex_encoded {
+                exported.hex_encoded()?
+            } else {
+                exported.to_string()
+            };
+            (serde_json::to_string(&exported).into_diagnostic()?, encoded)
+        };
 
         let usage_count = cmd.usage_count.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TOKEN_USAGE_COUNT);
         let attributes_msg = if attributes.is_empty() {
@@ -187,7 +208,7 @@ impl Command for TicketCommand {
             .stdout()
             .plain(format!("\n{encoded_ticket}"))
             .machine(encoded_ticket)
-            .json_obj(ticket)?
+            .json(as_json)
             .write_line()?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
index 2a21ce62e2a..17e89044374 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ pub async fn parse_enrollment_ticket(
 
     // Try to parse it using the old format
     if let Ok(ticket) = LegacyEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&contents) {
-        // TODO: disabled until release 0.138.0
-        // opts.terminal.write_line(fmt_warn!(
-        //     "The enrollment ticket was generated from an old Ockam version"
-        // ))?;
-        // opts.terminal
-        //     .write_line(fmt_warn!("Please make sure the machine that generated the ticket is using the latest Ockam version"))?;
         return Ok(EnrollmentTicket::new_from_legacy(ticket).await?);
     }