diff --git a/output/src/main/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactory.java b/output/src/main/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactory.java
index 9feedbc35..fb631f3e4 100644
--- a/output/src/main/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactory.java
+++ b/output/src/main/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactory.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.scottlogic.datahelix.generator.output.writer.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.PrettyPrinter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.util.DefaultPrettyPrinter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.util.MinimalPrettyPrinter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SequenceWriter;
@@ -41,7 +43,10 @@ public JsonOutputWriterFactory(@Named("config:streamOutput") boolean streamOutpu
 
     @Override
     public DataSetWriter createWriter(OutputStream stream, Fields fields) throws IOException {
-        ObjectWriter objectWriter = new ObjectMapper().writer(new DefaultPrettyPrinter(NEW_LINE_DELIMITER));
+        PrettyPrinter prettyPrinter = streamOutput
+            ? new MinimalPrettyPrinter(NEW_LINE_DELIMITER)
+            : new DefaultPrettyPrinter();
+        ObjectWriter objectWriter = new ObjectMapper().writer(prettyPrinter);
         SequenceWriter writer = objectWriter.writeValues(stream);
         writer.init(!streamOutput);
 
diff --git a/output/src/test/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactoryTest.java b/output/src/test/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactoryTest.java
index b653d48a0..5a4bb8447 100644
--- a/output/src/test/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactoryTest.java
+++ b/output/src/test/java/com/scottlogic/datahelix/generator/output/writer/json/JsonOutputWriterFactoryTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void writer_whereStreamingJson__shouldOutputNewLineDelimiterRows() throws IOExce
         expectJson(
             fields,
             true,
-            Matchers.equalTo("{\n  \"my_field\" : \"my_value\"\n}\n{\n  \"my_field\" : \"my_value\"\n}"));
+            Matchers.equalTo("{\"my_field\":\"my_value\"}\n{\"my_field\":\"my_value\"}"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void writeRow_withInternalFields_shouldNotWriteInternalFields() throws IOExcepti
         expectJson(
             fields,
             true,
-            Matchers.equalTo("{\n  \"External\" : \"my_value\"\n}\n{\n  \"External\" : \"my_value\"\n}")
+            Matchers.equalTo("{\"External\":\"my_value\"}\n{\"External\":\"my_value\"}")
         );
     }