diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 7cf2062..3729d9c 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -79,6 +79,30 @@
 # set to "alphabetical" for version using single alphabetical character as increment release
 CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX ??= ""
 
+def generate_json_report(d, out_path, link_path):
+    if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")):
+        import json
+        from oe.cve_check import cve_check_merge_jsons
+
+        bb.note("Generating JSON CVE summary")
+        index_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")
+        summary = {"version":"1", "package": []}
+        with open(index_file) as f:
+            filename = f.readline()
+            while filename:
+                with open(filename.rstrip()) as j:
+                    data = json.load(j)
+                    cve_check_merge_jsons(summary, data)
+                filename = f.readline()
+
+        with open(out_path, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(summary, f, indent=2)
+
+        if link_path != out_path:
+            if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(link_path)):
+                os.remove(link_path)
+            os.symlink(os.path.basename(out_path), link_path)
+
 python cve_save_summary_handler () {
     import shutil
     import datetime
@@ -97,10 +121,17 @@
 
         if cve_summary_file and os.path.exists(cve_summary_file):
             cvefile_link = os.path.join(cvelogpath, cve_summary_name)
+            # if the paths are the same don't create the link
+            if cvefile_link != cve_summary_file:
+                if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(cvefile_link)):
+                    os.remove(cvefile_link)
+                os.symlink(os.path.basename(cve_summary_file), cvefile_link)
 
-            if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(cvefile_link)):
-                os.remove(cvefile_link)
-            os.symlink(os.path.basename(cve_summary_file), cvefile_link)
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1":
+        json_summary_link_name = os.path.join(cvelogpath, d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME_JSON"))
+        json_summary_name = os.path.join(cvelogpath, "%s-%s.json" % (cve_summary_name, timestamp))
+        generate_json_report(d, json_summary_name, json_summary_link_name)
+        bb.plain("Complete CVE JSON report summary created at: %s" % json_summary_link_name)
 }
 
 addhandler cve_save_summary_handler
@@ -169,35 +200,25 @@
 
         if manifest_name and os.path.exists(manifest_name):
             manifest_link = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.cve" % link_name)
-            # If we already have another manifest, update symlinks
-            if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(manifest_link)):
-                os.remove(manifest_link)
-            os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
+            # if they are the same don't create the link
+            if manifest_link != manifest_name:
+                # If we already have another manifest, update symlinks
+                if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(manifest_link)):
+                    os.remove(manifest_link)
+                os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
             bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 
-    if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")):
-        import json
-        bb.note("Generating JSON CVE manifest")
-        deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-        link_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME")
-        manifest_name = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
-        index_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")
-        manifest = {"version":"1", "package": []}
-        with open(index_file) as f:
-            filename = f.readline()
-            while filename:
-                with open(filename.rstrip()) as j:
-                    data = json.load(j)
-                    cve_check_merge_jsons(manifest, data)
-                filename = f.readline()
-
-        with open(manifest_name, "w") as f:
-            json.dump(manifest, f, indent=2)
-        bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
+        if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1":
+            link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.json" % link_name)
+            manifest_path = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
+            bb.note("Generating JSON CVE manifest")
+            generate_json_report(d, manifest_path, link_path)
+            bb.plain("Image CVE JSON report stored in: %s" % link_path)
 }
 
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "${@'cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest; ' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "${@'do_cve_check' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"
+do_populate_sdk[recrdeptask] += "${@'do_cve_check' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"
 
 def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
     """