diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index 19f9c83..39ac236 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ static int json_object_array_to_json_string(struct json_object* jso,
 				printbuf_strappend(pb, "\n");
 		}
 		had_children = 1;
-		if (flags & JSON_C_TO_STRING_SPACED)
+		if (flags & JSON_C_TO_STRING_SPACED && !(flags&JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY))
 			printbuf_strappend(pb, " ");
 		indent(pb, level + 1, flags);
 		val = json_object_array_get_idx(jso, ii);
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int json_object_array_to_json_string(struct json_object* jso,
 		indent(pb,level,flags);
 	}
 
-	if (flags & JSON_C_TO_STRING_SPACED)
+	if (flags & JSON_C_TO_STRING_SPACED && !(flags&JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY))
 		return printbuf_strappend(pb, " ]");
 	return printbuf_strappend(pb, "]");
 }