diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/util/Utils.java b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/util/Utils.java
index 4f28c81441e..c16c8feeda5 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/util/Utils.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/util/Utils.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public static Number intIfNotOverflown(long n) {
   public static byte[] toJSON(Object o) {
     if (o == null) return new byte[0];
     CharArr out = new CharArr();
-    new JSONWriter(out, 2).write(o); // indentation by default
+    new JSONWriter(out, 0).write(o); // indentation by default
     return toUTF8(out);
   }
 
diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/DocCollectionTest.java b/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/DocCollectionTest.java
index 6918f1c3135..7759803bd6e 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/DocCollectionTest.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/DocCollectionTest.java
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ public void testDocCollectionSeriallizationNoIndent() throws Exception {
 
     // sometime it takes url schems http or https - test setup issue
     assertTrue(
-        "byte size is wrong at " + ser.length, 540512 == ser.length || 540512 + 2048 == ser.length);
+        "byte size is wrong at " + ser.length, 540513 == ser.length || 540513 + 2048 == ser.length);
   }
 }