diff --git a/cmd/pilosactl/main.go b/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
index a48dd2f86..741f48b9b 100644
--- a/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
@@ -1284,8 +1284,8 @@ func (cmd *BagentCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	res := sbm.Run(ctx, cmd.AgentNum)
 	res["metadata"] = cmd
 	enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.Stdout)
-	enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
 	if cmd.HumanReadable {
+		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
 		res = bench.Prettify(res)
 	}
 	err = enc.Encode(res)