diff --git a/salt/modules/transactional_update.py b/salt/modules/transactional_update.py
index d6915475f5..32e1eb9cc4 100644
--- a/salt/modules/transactional_update.py
+++ b/salt/modules/transactional_update.py
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ def call(function, *args, **kwargs):
                 return local.get("return", local)
             else:
                 return local
-        except ValueError:
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
             return {"result": False, "retcode": 1, "comment": ret_stdout}
     finally:
         # Check if reboot is needed
diff --git a/salt/utils/json.py b/salt/utils/json.py
index 0845b64694..26cb38cdbe 100644
--- a/salt/utils/json.py
+++ b/salt/utils/json.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def find_json(raw):
     # Search for possible starts end ends of the json fragments
     for ind, _ in enumerate(lines):
         line = lines[ind].lstrip()
+        line = line[0] if line else line
         if line == "{" or line == "[":
             starts.append((ind, line))
         if line == "}" or line == "]":
@@ -61,10 +62,17 @@ def find_json(raw):
         working = "\n".join(lines[start : end + 1])
         try:
             ret = json.loads(working)
+            return ret
         except ValueError:
-            continue
-        if ret:
+            pass
+        # Try filtering non-JSON text right after the last closing curly brace
+        end_str = lines[end].lstrip()[0]
+        working = "\n".join(lines[start : end]) + end_str
+        try:
+            ret = json.loads(working)
             return ret
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
 
     # Fall back to old implementation for backward compatibility
     # excpecting json after the text
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_json.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_json.py
index b123e7e884..5ea409a705 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_json.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_json.py
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ def test_find_json(self):
         ret = salt.utils.json.find_json(garbage_prepend_json)
         self.assertDictEqual(ret, expected_ret)
 
+        # Pre-pend garbage right after closing bracket of the JSON
+        garbage_prepend_json = "{}{}".format(test_sample_json.rstrip(), LOREM_IPSUM)
+        ret = salt.utils.json.find_json(garbage_prepend_json)
+        self.assertDictEqual(ret, expected_ret)
+
         # Test to see if a ValueError is raised if no JSON is passed in
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, salt.utils.json.find_json, LOREM_IPSUM)