diff --git a/cm/CHANGES.md b/cm/CHANGES.md
index 537ff2f58..bc578b9cf 100644
--- a/cm/CHANGES.md
+++ b/cm/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## V3.2.9
+   - fixed minor bug with JSON console output
+   - fixed minor bug with console in cmind.x function
+
 ## V3.2.8
    - fixed Docker test for mlperf-inference with cm4mlops
    - minor improvements
diff --git a/cm/cmind/__init__.py b/cm/cmind/__init__.py
index 5b70144f0..4172edc0d 100644
--- a/cm/cmind/__init__.py
+++ b/cm/cmind/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Written by Grigori Fursin
 
-__version__ = "3.2.8"
+__version__ = "3.2.9"
 
 from cmind.core import access
 from cmind.core import x
diff --git a/cm/cmind/cli.py b/cm/cmind/cli.py
index be9ea72a9..7e03d2347 100644
--- a/cm/cmind/cli.py
+++ b/cm/cmind/cli.py
@@ -193,21 +193,6 @@ def run_experiment(argv = None):
 
     return run(['run', 'experiment'] + argv)
 
-############################################################
-def run_ff(argv = None):
-    """
-    """
-
-    # Access CMX
-    if argv is None:
-        argv = sys.argv[1:]
-
-    x = 'lex'
-    if len(argv) >0 and argv[0].startswith('_misc'):
-        x = argv[0]
-
-    return runx(['run', 'f'+x+'.flow'] + argv)
-
 ############################################################
 def parse(cmd):
     """
diff --git a/cm/cmind/core.py b/cm/cmind/core.py
index a8e109631..d4a15c4dc 100644
--- a/cm/cmind/core.py
+++ b/cm/cmind/core.py
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ def access(i):
     return cm.access(i)
 
 ############################################################
-def x(i):
+def x(i, out = None):
     """
     Automatically initialize CM and run automations 
     without the need to initialize and customize CM class.
@@ -1668,9 +1668,9 @@ def x(i):
     global cm
 
     if cm is None:
-       cm=CM()
+       cm = CM()
 
-    return cm.x(i)
+    return cm.x(i, out = out)
 
 ############################################################
 def error(i):
diff --git a/cm/setup.py b/cm/setup.py
index 1a4bccde7..55895c69c 100644
--- a/cm/setup.py
+++ b/cm/setup.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def run(self):
                       "cm = cmind.cli:run",
                       "cmx = cmind.cli:runx",
                       "cmr = cmind.cli:run_script",
-                      "flexflow = cmind.cli:run_ff",
                       "cmrd = cmind.cli:docker_script",
                       "cmg = cmind.cli:gui_script",
                       "cme = cmind.cli:run_experiment"