diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/audit.py b/detect_secrets/core/audit.py
index 6146a3326..daa5987a8 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/audit.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/audit.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def print_audit_results(baseline_filename):
                 baseline,
                 baseline_filename,
             ),
-            indent=2,
+            indent='\t',
             sort_keys=True,
         ),
     )
diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/baseline.py b/detect_secrets/core/baseline.py
index 41692f266..04c867503 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/baseline.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/baseline.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def format_baseline_for_output(baseline):
 
     return json.dumps(
         baseline,
-        indent=2,
+        indent='\t',
         sort_keys=True,
         separators=(',', ': '),
     )
diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/report/output.py b/detect_secrets/core/report/output.py
index a3abcba06..4a8b1a8b9 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/report/output.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/report/output.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def print_json_report(
     if fail_on_audited_real:
         secrets += audited_real_secrets
 
-    print(json.dumps({'stats': stats, 'secrets': secrets}, indent=4))
+    print(json.dumps({'stats': stats, 'secrets': secrets}, indent='\t'))
 
 
 def print_table_report(
diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/secrets_collection.py b/detect_secrets/core/secrets_collection.py
index d3948c647..bcc8c0f7e 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/secrets_collection.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/secrets_collection.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def json(self):
     def __str__(self):  # pragma: no cover
         return json.dumps(
             self.json(),
-            indent=2,
+            indent='\t',
             sort_keys=True,
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/core/report/output_test.py b/tests/core/report/output_test.py
index 6a433dff9..e63916008 100644
--- a/tests/core/report/output_test.py
+++ b/tests/core/report/output_test.py
@@ -641,13 +641,13 @@ def test_print_json_report_no_failed_conditions(
         assert (
             captured.out
             == """{
-    "stats": {
-        "reviewed": 3,
-        "live": 0,
-        "unaudited": 0,
-        "audited_real": 0
-    },
-    "secrets": []
+\t"stats": {
+\t\t"reviewed": 3,
+\t\t"live": 0,
+\t\t"unaudited": 0,
+\t\t"audited_real": 0
+\t},
+\t"secrets": []
 }\n"""
         )
 
@@ -674,32 +674,32 @@ def test_print_json_report_failed_conditions(
         assert (
             captured.out
             == """{
-    "stats": {
-        "reviewed": 3,
-        "live": 1,
-        "unaudited": 1,
-        "audited_real": 1
-    },
-    "secrets": [
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Live",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 90,
-            "type": "Private key"
-        },
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Unaudited",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 120,
-            "type": "Hex High Entropy String"
-        },
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Audited as real",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 60,
-            "type": "Hex High Entropy String"
-        }
-    ]
+\t"stats": {
+\t\t"reviewed": 3,
+\t\t"live": 1,
+\t\t"unaudited": 1,
+\t\t"audited_real": 1
+\t},
+\t"secrets": [
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Live",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 90,
+\t\t\t"type": "Private key"
+\t\t},
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Unaudited",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 120,
+\t\t\t"type": "Hex High Entropy String"
+\t\t},
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Audited as real",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 60,
+\t\t\t"type": "Hex High Entropy String"
+\t\t}
+\t]
 }\n"""
         )
 
@@ -722,18 +722,18 @@ def test_print_json_report_only_live(
         assert (
             captured.out
             == """{
-    "stats": {
-        "reviewed": 3,
-        "live": 1
-    },
-    "secrets": [
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Live",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 90,
-            "type": "Private key"
-        }
-    ]
+\t"stats": {
+\t\t"reviewed": 3,
+\t\t"live": 1
+\t},
+\t"secrets": [
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Live",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 90,
+\t\t\t"type": "Private key"
+\t\t}
+\t]
 }\n"""
         )
 
@@ -756,18 +756,18 @@ def test_print_json_report_only_unaudited(
         assert (
             captured.out
             == """{
-    "stats": {
-        "reviewed": 3,
-        "unaudited": 1
-    },
-    "secrets": [
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Unaudited",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 120,
-            "type": "Hex High Entropy String"
-        }
-    ]
+\t"stats": {
+\t\t"reviewed": 3,
+\t\t"unaudited": 1
+\t},
+\t"secrets": [
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Unaudited",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 120,
+\t\t\t"type": "Hex High Entropy String"
+\t\t}
+\t]
 }\n"""
         )
 
@@ -790,18 +790,18 @@ def test_print_json_report_only_audited_true(
         assert (
             captured.out
             == """{
-    "stats": {
-        "reviewed": 3,
-        "audited_real": 1
-    },
-    "secrets": [
-        {
-            "failed_condition": "Audited as real",
-            "filename": "will_be_mocked",
-            "line": 60,
-            "type": "Hex High Entropy String"
-        }
-    ]
+\t"stats": {
+\t\t"reviewed": 3,
+\t\t"audited_real": 1
+\t},
+\t"secrets": [
+\t\t{
+\t\t\t"failed_condition": "Audited as real",
+\t\t\t"filename": "will_be_mocked",
+\t\t\t"line": 60,
+\t\t\t"type": "Hex High Entropy String"
+\t\t}
+\t]
 }\n"""
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py b/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
index bbe873504..3e79c953c 100644
--- a/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
+++ b/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def _create_old_baseline(has_result=True, use_private_key_scan=True):
     baseline['exclude_regex'] = ''
     return json.dumps(
         baseline,
-        indent=2,
+        indent='\t',
         sort_keys=True,
     )
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def _create_baseline(has_result=True, use_private_key_scan=True, audited=True, v
     }
     return json.dumps(
         baseline,
-        indent=2,
+        indent='\t',
         sort_keys=True,
     )