Karaf 4.3.6 JSON config file incorrectly rewritten?

[Arthur Naseef]

Using Karaf 4.3.6 with keycloak, which uses a JSON configuration file in
the Karaf ETC folder.

On startup of Karaf, the JSON file is incorrectly rewritten.  Looks like
this happens to any JSON file placed in that folder.  For example:

*etc/test.json*

{
    "field1": {
        "sub-field-A": 1,
        "sub-field-B": 2
    }
}


After starting karaf:

{
  "field1":"{\"sub-field-A\":1,\"sub-field-B\":2}"
}


The reformatting breaks keycloak, which makes sense since it turned a
structure into a string.  Any help is appreciated.

Art