diff --git a/mio/lib/json.c b/mio/lib/json.c
index fe39ef9..fcbac2b 100644
--- a/mio/lib/json.c
+++ b/mio/lib/json.c
@@ -1120,8 +1120,12 @@ int mio_jsonwr_write (mio_jsonwr_t* jsonwr, mio_json_inst_t inst, int is_uchars,
 			    !(sn->state == MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_OBJECT && sn->obj_awaiting_val)) goto incompatible_inst;
 			if (sn->index > 0) WRITE_COMMA (jsonwr);
 			sn->index++;
+			if ((jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) &&
+			    !(sn->state == MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_OBJECT && sn->obj_awaiting_val))
+			{
+					WRITE_INDENT (jsonwr);
+			}
 			sn->obj_awaiting_val = 0;
-			if (jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) WRITE_INDENT (jsonwr);
 			WRITE_BYTES_NOESC (jsonwr, "[", 1); 
 			if (jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) WRITE_LINE_BREAK (jsonwr);
 			if (push_write_state(jsonwr, MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_ARRAY) <= -1) return -1;
@@ -1133,8 +1137,12 @@ int mio_jsonwr_write (mio_jsonwr_t* jsonwr, mio_json_inst_t inst, int is_uchars,
 			    !(sn->state == MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_OBJECT && sn->obj_awaiting_val)) goto incompatible_inst; 
 			if (sn->index > 0) WRITE_COMMA (jsonwr);
 			sn->index++;
+			if ((jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) &&
+			    !(sn->state == MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_OBJECT && sn->obj_awaiting_val))
+			{
+					WRITE_INDENT (jsonwr);
+			}
 			sn->obj_awaiting_val = 0;
-			if (jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) WRITE_INDENT (jsonwr);
 			WRITE_BYTES_NOESC (jsonwr, "{", 1); 
 			if (jsonwr->flags & MIO_JSONWR_FLAG_PRETTY) WRITE_LINE_BREAK (jsonwr);
 			if (push_write_state (jsonwr, MIO_JSON_STATE_IN_OBJECT) <= -1) return -1;