diff --git a/src/cmd/get.rs b/src/cmd/get.rs
index 8687645..2887c77 100644
--- a/src/cmd/get.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/get.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use crate::{
 use std::{collections::HashMap, io::Write, path::PathBuf};
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
-struct FileXattrs<'a> {
+struct FileXattrs<'a, 'b> {
     path: String,
-    xattrs: HashMap<&'a Xattr, Value>,
+    xattrs: HashMap<&'a Xattr, &'b Value>,
 }
 
 pub fn get(
@@ -44,22 +44,13 @@ pub fn get(
             fields.clone()
         };
         if *json {
-            let mut xattrs: HashMap<&Xattr, Value> = HashMap::with_capacity(projected_fields.len());
+            let mut xattrs: HashMap<&Xattr, &Value> =
+                HashMap::with_capacity(projected_fields.len());
 
             for field in projected_fields.iter() {
-                let field_osstring = field.to_osstring();
-                if let Some(value) = xattr::get(&path, field_osstring).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                    panic!(
-                        "Could not get xattr {} from {}: {}",
-                        field,
-                        path.display(),
-                        e
-                    );
-                }) {
-                    let value = Value::from(value.as_slice());
+                let value = &all_field_values[field];
 
-                    xattrs.insert(field, value);
-                }
+                xattrs.insert(field, value);
             }
 
             if !xattrs.is_empty() {