diff --git a/application/clicommands/FetchCommand.php b/application/clicommands/FetchCommand.php
index ae9b5a3..cfa5aee 100644
--- a/application/clicommands/FetchCommand.php
+++ b/application/clicommands/FetchCommand.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\ManagedObject\FullTraversal;
 use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\ManagedObject\HostSystem;
 use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\ManagedObject\VirtualMachine;
+use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\Util;
 
 /**
  * Fetch information from a vCenter or ESXi host
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ public function virtualmachinesAction()
         Benchmark::measure('Mapped properties');
         $api->logout();
         Benchmark::measure('Logged out');
+        $objects = Util::createNestedObjects($objects);
+
         if ($this->params->get('json')) {
             echo json_encode($objects);
         } else {
@@ -109,6 +112,8 @@ public function hostsystemsAction()
         }
         $api->logout();
         Benchmark::measure('Logged out');
+        $objects = Util::createNestedObjects($objects);
+
         if ($this->params->get('json')) {
             echo json_encode($objects);
         } else {
diff --git a/library/Vsphere/ProvidedHook/Director/ImportSource.php b/library/Vsphere/ProvidedHook/Director/ImportSource.php
index 3431b30..1c45f79 100644
--- a/library/Vsphere/ProvidedHook/Director/ImportSource.php
+++ b/library/Vsphere/ProvidedHook/Director/ImportSource.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Hook\ImportSourceHook;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form\QuickForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\Api;
+use Icinga\Module\Vsphere\Util;
 
 /**
  * Class ImportSource
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public function fetchData()
         $objects = $this->callOnManagedObject('fetchWithDefaults', $api);
         $api->idLookup()->enrichObjects($objects);
         $api->logout();
-        return $objects;
+        return Util::createNestedObjects($objects);
     }
 
     public function listColumns()
diff --git a/library/Vsphere/Util.php b/library/Vsphere/Util.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82ef6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Vsphere/Util.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Vsphere;
+
+use Icinga\Exception\InvalidPropertyException;
+use stdClass;
+
+class Util
+{
+    public static function createNestedObjects($objects)
+    {
+        foreach ($objects as $key => $object) {
+            $objects[$key] = static::createNestedObject($object);
+        }
+
+        return $objects;
+    }
+
+    protected static function createNestedObject($object)
+    {
+        $res = new stdClass();
+        foreach ((array) $object as $key => $value) {
+            $keys = explode('.', $key);
+            static::setDeepValue($res, $keys, $value);
+        }
+
+        return $res;
+    }
+
+    protected static function setDeepValue($object, $keys, $value)
+    {
+        $key = array_shift($keys);
+        if (empty($keys)) {
+            $object->$key = $value;
+        } else {
+            if (property_exists($object, $key)) {
+                if (! is_object($object->$key)) {
+                    throw new InvalidPropertyException(
+                        'A key can be either object or scalar: %s'
+                    );
+                }
+            } else {
+                $object->$key = new stdClass();
+            }
+            static::setDeepValue($object->$key, $keys, $value);
+        }
+    }
+}