diff --git a/zero_bin/prover/src/lib.rs b/zero_bin/prover/src/lib.rs
index 117bbffd9..7207cbcaf 100644
--- a/zero_bin/prover/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zero_bin/prover/src/lib.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ pub async fn prove(
                         // or alternatively return proof as function result.
                         let return_proof: Option<GeneratedBlockProof> =
                             if let Some(output_dir) = proof_output_dir {
-                                write_proof_to_dir(output_dir, &proof).await?;
+                                write_proof_to_dir(output_dir, proof.clone()).await?;
                                 None
                             } else {
                                 Some(proof.clone())
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ pub async fn prove(
                         // or alternatively return proof as function result.
                         let return_proof: Option<GeneratedBlockProof> =
                             if let Some(output_dir) = proof_output_dir {
-                                write_proof_to_dir(output_dir, &proof).await?;
+                                write_proof_to_dir(output_dir, proof.clone()).await?;
                                 None
                             } else {
                                 Some(proof.clone())
@@ -285,11 +285,13 @@ pub async fn prove(
 }
 
 /// Write the proof to the `output_dir` directory.
-async fn write_proof_to_dir(output_dir: PathBuf, proof: &GeneratedBlockProof) -> Result<()> {
-    let proof_serialized = serde_json::to_vec(proof)?;
+async fn write_proof_to_dir(output_dir: PathBuf, proof: GeneratedBlockProof) -> Result<()> {
     let block_proof_file_path =
         generate_block_proof_file_name(&output_dir.to_str(), proof.b_height);
 
+    // Serialize as a single element array to match the expected format.
+    let proof_serialized = serde_json::to_vec(&vec![proof])?;
+
     if let Some(parent) = block_proof_file_path.parent() {
         tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
     }
diff --git a/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh b/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
index 0bc6ce211..941521a3c 100755
--- a/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
+++ b/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ if [ "$RUN_VERIFICATION" = true ]; then
 
   proof_file_name=$PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/b$END_BLOCK.zkproof
   echo "Verifying the proof of the latest block in the interval:" $proof_file_name
-  echo [ > $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/proofs.json && cat $proof_file_name >> $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/proofs.json && echo ] >> $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/proofs.json
-  cargo r --release --bin verifier -- -f $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/proofs.json > $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/verify.out 2>&1
+  cargo r --release --bin verifier -- -f $proof_file_name > $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/verify.out 2>&1
 
   if grep -q 'All proofs verified successfully!' $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR/verify.out; then
       echo "All proofs verified successfully!";