diff --git a/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.js b/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.js
index 90efabb854..a664325eef 100644
--- a/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.js
+++ b/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ regionParserImpl.regionMatchers = {
   css: blockC,
   yaml: inlineHash,
   jade: inlineCOnly,
+  json: inlineC,
   'json.annotated': inlineC
 };
 
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ function regionParserImpl(contents, fileType) {
       // this line contained an annotation so let's filter it out
       return false;
     });
+    if (!regionMap['']) {
+      regionMap[''] = {lines};
+    }
     return {
       contents: lines.join('\n'),
       regions: mapObject(regionMap, (regionName, region) => region.lines.join('\n'))
diff --git a/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.spec.js b/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.spec.js
index 56141e7bef..3c81a9ab25 100644
--- a/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.spec.js
+++ b/aio/transforms/examples-package/services/region-parser.spec.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('regionParser service', () => {
 
   it('should return just the contents if there is a region-matcher but no regions', () => {
     const output = regionParser('some contents', 'test-type');
-    expect(output).toEqual({contents: 'some contents', regions: {}});
+    expect(output).toEqual({contents: 'some contents', regions: { '': 'some contents' }});
   });
 
   it('should remove start region annotations from the contents', () => {