diff --git a/lua/frecency/klass.lua b/lua/frecency/klass.lua
index aa6cdad0..8546aa05 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/klass.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/klass.lua
@@ -239,17 +239,18 @@ function Frecency:query(opts, epoch)
     end)
     :totable()
   table.sort(objects, self.database.query_sorter(opts.order, opts.direction))
-  local results = opts.record and objects
+  local records = opts.record and objects
     or vim
       .iter(objects)
       :map(function(obj)
         return obj.path
       end)
       :totable()
-  if #results > opts.limit then
-    results = vim.list_slice(results, 1, opts.limit)
+  if #records > opts.limit then
+    records = vim.list_slice(records, 1, opts.limit)
   end
-  return opts.json and vim.json.encode(results) or results
+  local dumped = self.database.tbl:dump(records)
+  return opts.json and vim.json.encode(dumped) or dumped
 end
 
 ---@private
diff --git a/lua/frecency/v1/table.lua b/lua/frecency/v1/table.lua
index 83063e43..e9ac5c2f 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/v1/table.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/v1/table.lua
@@ -105,4 +105,10 @@ function TableV1:remove_record(key)
   self.data.records[key] = nil
 end
 
+---@param records table[]
+---@return table
+function TableV1:dump(records)
+  return { version = self.version, records = records }
+end
+
 return TableV1
diff --git a/lua/frecency/v2/entry.lua b/lua/frecency/v2/entry.lua
index 2254337a..efe21613 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/v2/entry.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/v2/entry.lua
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ end
 function EntryV2:obj()
   return {
     path = self.path,
-    half_life = self.half_life,
-    reference_time = self.reference_time,
     last_accessed = self.last_accessed,
     num_accesses = self.num_accesses,
     score = self.score,
diff --git a/lua/frecency/v2/table.lua b/lua/frecency/v2/table.lua
index 6adc603d..3f687811 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/v2/table.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/v2/table.lua
@@ -134,4 +134,13 @@ function TableV2:reset_reference_time(epoch)
   end
 end
 
+---@param records table[]
+---@return table
+function TableV2:dump(records)
+  local dumped = TableV1.dump(self, records)
+  dumped.reference_time = self:reference_time()
+  dumped.half_life = self:half_life()
+  return dumped
+end
+
 return TableV2