diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index 385787d6c4..c5510a50e2 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ proc pretty*(node: JsonNode, indent = 2): string =
 proc `$`*(node: JsonNode): string =
   ## Converts `node` to its JSON Representation on one line.
   result = ""
-  toPretty(result, node, 1, false)
+  toPretty(result, node, 0, false)
 
 iterator items*(node: JsonNode): JsonNode =
   ## Iterator for the items of `node`. `node` has to be a JArray.