diff --git a/classes/controller/Controller.php b/classes/controller/Controller.php
index e9628c6a8..8908d6159 100644
--- a/classes/controller/Controller.php
+++ b/classes/controller/Controller.php
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ abstract class ControllerCore
             $method = $bt[1]['function'];
         }
 
-        Hook::exec('actionBeforeAjaxDie', array('controller' => $controller, 'method' => $method, 'value' => $value));
-        Hook::exec('actionBeforeAjaxDie'.$controller.$method, array('value' => $value));
+        Hook::exec('actionBeforeAjaxDie', array('controller' => $controller, 'method' => $method, 'value' => &$value));
+        Hook::exec('actionBeforeAjaxDie'.$controller.$method, array('value' => &$value));
 
         die($value);
     }
diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminOrdersController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminOrdersController.php
index 5eb4c8496..feca42832 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminOrdersController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminOrdersController.php
@@ -3501,7 +3501,7 @@ class AdminOrdersControllerCore extends AdminController
                 }
             }
         }
-        $this->content = json_encode($to_return);
+        $this->ajaxDie(json_encode($to_return));
     }
 
     // public function ajaxProcessSearchProducts()