diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a6de677..525d6696 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CFLAGS=-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Isrc/include -fpic -O2 -fvisibility=hidden \
 CLIBS=-lm -ldl
 JANET_TARGET=janet
 JANET_LIBRARY=libjanet.so
+JANET_PATH?=/usr/local/lib/janet
 DEBUGGER=gdb
 
 UNAME:=$(shell uname -s)
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ install: $(JANET_TARGET)
 	$(LDCONFIG)
 
 install-libs: natives
-	cp lib/* $(JANET_PATH)
+	mkdir -p $(JANET_PATH)
+	cp -r lib $(JANET_PATH)
 	cp natives/*/*.so $(JANET_PATH)
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/natives/json/json.c b/natives/json/json.c
index 3d2d972b..b4fcfabf 100644
--- a/natives/json/json.c
+++ b/natives/json/json.c
@@ -588,8 +588,14 @@ static int json_encode(JanetArgs args) {
 /****************/
 
 static const JanetReg cfuns[] = {
-    {"encode", json_encode},
-    {"decode", json_decode},
+    {"encode", json_encode,
+        "(json.encode x)\n\n"
+        "Encodes a janet value in JSON (utf-8)."
+    },
+    {"decode", json_decode,
+        "(json.decode json-source)\n\n"
+        "Returns a janet object after parsing JSON."
+    },
     {NULL, NULL}
 };