1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/writer.c b/src/writer.c
index 2e4bcb6c..867b5020 100644
--- a/src/writer.c
+++ b/src/writer.c
@@ -482,16 +482,20 @@ uri_sink(const void* buf, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* stream)
 static void
 write_newline(SerdWriter* writer)
 {
-  sink("\n", 1, writer);
-  for (int i = 0; i < writer->indent; ++i) {
-    sink("\t", 1, writer);
+  if (writer->flags & SERD_WRITE_TERSE) {
+    sink(" ", 1, writer);
+  } else {
+    sink("\n", 1, writer);
+    for (int i = 0; i < writer->indent; ++i) {
+      sink("\t", 1, writer);
+    }
   }
 }
 
 static void
 write_top_level_sep(SerdWriter* writer)
 {
-  if (!writer->empty) {
+  if (!writer->empty && !(writer->flags & SERD_WRITE_TERSE)) {
     write_newline(writer);
   }
 }