diff --git a/cli/morphir-elm-make.js b/cli/morphir-elm-make.js
index a1bcc47e5..45359e2fd 100644
--- a/cli/morphir-elm-make.js
+++ b/cli/morphir-elm-make.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ program
     .option('-o, --output <path>', 'Target file location where the Morphir IR will be saved.', 'morphir-ir.json')
     .option('-t, --types-only', 'Only include type information in the IR, no values.', false)
     .option('-f, --fallback-cli', 'Use old cli make function.', false)
+    .option('-i, --indent-json', 'Use indentation in the generated JSON file.', false)
     .parse(process.argv)
 
 const programOptions = program.opts()
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function make(projectDir, opts) {
     cli.make(projectDir, opts)
         .then((packageDef) => {
             console.log(`Writing file ${opts.output}.`)
-            cli.writeFile(opts.output, JSON.stringify(packageDef, null, 4))
+            cli.writeFile(opts.output, JSON.stringify(packageDef, null, opts.indentJson ? 4 : 0))
                 .then(() => {
                     console.log('Done.')
                 })
diff --git a/cli2/cli.ts b/cli2/cli.ts
index e711097a2..78533df97 100644
--- a/cli2/cli.ts
+++ b/cli2/cli.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async function buildFromScratch(
       if (err) {
         reject(err);
       } else {
-        resolve(JSON.stringify(ok, null, 4));
+        resolve(JSON.stringify(ok, null, options.indentJson ? 4 : 0));
       }
     });
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async function buildIncrementally(
       if (err) {
         reject(err);
       } else {
-        resolve(JSON.stringify(ok, null, 4));
+        resolve(JSON.stringify(ok, null, options.indentJson ? 4 : 0));
       }
     });
 
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ async function testCoverage(
 
   // output path 
   const output = path.join(path.resolve(outputPath), "morphir-test-coverage.json")
-  
-  return  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     worker.ports.testCoverageResult.subscribe(([err, data]: any) => {
       if (err) {
         reject(err)
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ async function testCoverage(
     })
 
     // send files through port
-    worker.ports.testCoverage.send([morphirIRJson,morphirTestJson])
+    worker.ports.testCoverage.send([morphirIRJson, morphirTestJson])
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/cli2/morphir-make.ts b/cli2/morphir-make.ts
index 9a34c3f01..0ac649a64 100644
--- a/cli2/morphir-make.ts
+++ b/cli2/morphir-make.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ program
     .option('-p, --project-dir <path>', 'Root directory of the project where morphir.json is located.', '.')
     .option('-o, --output <path>', 'Target file location where the Morphir IR will be saved.', 'morphir-ir.json')
     .option('-t, --types-only', 'Only include type information in the IR, no values.', false)
+    .option('-i, --indent-json', 'Use indentation in the generated JSON file.', false)
     .parse(process.argv)
 
 const dirAndOutput = program.opts()
 
 // run make
-make( dirAndOutput.projectDir, dirAndOutput )
\ No newline at end of file
+make(dirAndOutput.projectDir, dirAndOutput)
\ No newline at end of file