diff --git a/scripts/generate.js b/scripts/generate.js
index bb8655bcc..01d9836f5 100644
--- a/scripts/generate.js
+++ b/scripts/generate.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function generateChannels() {
   const filename = `${ROOT_DIR}/channels.json`
   const sorted = helper.sortBy(list.all, ['name', 'url'])
   const channels = sorted.map(c => c.toJSON())
-  helper.createFile(filename, JSON.stringify(channels, null, '\t'))
+  helper.createFile(filename, JSON.stringify(channels))
 }
 
 function generateCountryIndex() {