1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/text/json_formatter.cpp b/src/text/json_formatter.cpp
index d1fce85375..778f57c022 100644
--- a/src/text/json_formatter.cpp
+++ b/src/text/json_formatter.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ namespace //anonymous
 
         void visit(const tag_compound& c) override
         {
+            if(c.size() == 0) //No line breaks inside empty compounds please
+            {
+                os << "{}";
+                return;
+            }
+
             os << "{\n";
             ++indent_lvl;
             unsigned int i = 0;