diff --git a/backend/bindings/debug_info.go b/backend/bindings/debug_info.go
index b4244c3b..7c73aefb 100644
--- a/backend/bindings/debug_info.go
+++ b/backend/bindings/debug_info.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package bindings
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func addMetadata(writer *zip.Writer) error {
 		SMLVersion:           smlVersion,
 	}
 
-	metadataBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(metadata, "", "    ")
+	metadataBytes, err := utils.JSONMarshal(metadata, 2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to marshal metadata")
 	}
diff --git a/backend/bindings/ficsitcli/profiles.go b/backend/bindings/ficsitcli/profiles.go
index 39fe9051..7fafe17c 100644
--- a/backend/bindings/ficsitcli/profiles.go
+++ b/backend/bindings/ficsitcli/profiles.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (f *FicsitCLI) ExportCurrentProfile() error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to export profile: %s", exportedProfile.Profile.Name)
 	}
 
-	exportedProfileJSON, err := utils.JsonMarshal(exportedProfile, 2)
+	exportedProfileJSON, err := utils.JSONMarshal(exportedProfile, 2)
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Error("failed to marshal exported profile", slog.Any("error", err))
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to export profile: %s", exportedProfile.Profile.Name)
diff --git a/backend/settings/settings.go b/backend/settings/settings.go
index 53020086..0c2fd1f9 100644
--- a/backend/settings/settings.go
+++ b/backend/settings/settings.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func LoadSettings() error {
 }
 
 func SaveSettings() error {
-	settingsFile, err := json.MarshalIndent(Settings, "", "  ")
+	settingsFile, err := utils.JSONMarshal(Settings, 2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal settings")
 	}
diff --git a/backend/utils/json.go b/backend/utils/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd4cee71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/utils/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func JSONMarshal(v any, indentSize int) ([]byte, error) {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(buf)
+	enc.SetEscapeHTML(false)
+	enc.SetIndent("", strings.Repeat(" ", indentSize))
+	err := enc.Encode(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err // nolint:wrapcheck
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}